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Mold for Making Masks, Viejito/ Old Man
Mold for Making Masks, Viejito/ Old Man
Mold for Making Masks, Viejito/ Old Man
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Mold for Making Masks, Viejito/ Old Man

NameMold for Making Masks
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Date20th century
Place madeCELAYA (PROBABLY), Guanajuato, Mexico, North America
MediumClay
Dimensions7 5/16 × 6 7/16 × 3 15/16 in. (18.5 × 16.3 × 10 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, International Folk Art Foundation Collection, FA.1973.83.121
Object numberFA.1973.83.121
DescriptionUsed to make papier-mache masks for the dance of "Los Viejitos." Face of an old man with wrinkled forehead and open mouth.
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Artist Not Recorded
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