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Viejo (Xita) Dance Mask for Corpus Christi Festival
Viejo (Xita) Dance Mask for Corpus Christi Festival
Viejo (Xita) Dance Mask for Corpus Christi Festival
DepartmentLatin America

Viejo (Xita) Dance Mask for Corpus Christi Festival

NameMask
CultureMazahual Otomí
Dateca. 1960
Place madeTemascalcingo, Mexico, Mexico, North America
MediumAgave stalk, vegetable fiber, paint
Dimensions15 15/16 × 10 1/16 × 7 in. (40.5 × 25.5 × 17.75 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2013.16.2
Object numberFA.2013.16.2
Collections
DescriptionFlat-faced mask with raised nose. Holes carved for eyes. Woven hat with braided hair attached to top of head with twine. Lips very lightly carved and delineated with faded paint.
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