DepartmentLatin America

Chivo Mask for Carnival

NameMask

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Datec. 1975

Place madeSan Bartolo Tutotepec, Hidalgo, Mexico, North America

MediumWood, organic, metal, fiber

Dimensions32 1/16 x 11 11/16 x 2 3/4 in. (81.5 x 29.7 x 7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Rick Dillingham, A.1992.114.5

Object numberA.1992.114.5

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionPainted face, horns ptd. pink, wht., yellow, gray, blk. red. smile on face shows teeth. big horn sheep horns. Horse tail beard. Wire w/ ribbons, grn., purple fringes, pk. threads w/ pom-poms, 2 bells attached to horns. Rope attached to maskthrough holes at top.