DepartmentLatin America

Mask

NameMask

CultureNahua/Otomi

Datec. 1965

Place madeCuetzalan, Puebla, Mexico, North America

MediumWood, gesso, paint

Dimensions7 1/8 × 5 11/16 × 4 13/16 in. (18.1 × 14.4 × 12.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Kathleen and Robert Kaupp, A.1983.51.72

Object numberA.1983.51.72

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionCarved, gessoed painted. Santiago. Tan-white ground with pink-tan chin, cheeks, nose. Protruding nose lips, nostrils painted red. Eyes, eyelashes, eyebrow, hair, moustache, sideburns painted black. Eyeholes carved out.

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