Mask

NameMask

Maker Carmela de la Cruz

CultureWixarika (Huichol)

Datec. 1990

Place madeSan Andres Cohamiata, Jalisco, Mexico, North America

MediumWood, glass beads, beeswax

Dimensions11 1/4 x 7 1/16 x 2 9/16 in. (28.5 x 18 x 6.5 cm)

Credit LineInternational Folk Art Foundation (purchase, 1989)

Object numberFA.1990.23.38

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionCovered with glued (with bees wax) on glass beads. Fantastic face has blue ground, bright, multicolored designs, a red and orange border. Man in white suit on nose; two snakes curled on chin; pink woman giving birth on cheeks; sun, tree, candle, man on forehead. The masks are made to sell. See file remarks Con't