DepartmentLatin America
Campanero (Bell Ringer) Dance Mask for Los Dirsios Dance
NameMask
CultureNahua
Dateca. 1970
Place madeTuxpan, Guerrero, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, deer horn, twine, paint, glue, fabric, tinsel, leather
Dimensions42 15/16 × 11 × 8 7/16 in. (109 × 28 × 21.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2013.16.6
Object numberFA.2013.16.6
DescriptionLong thin muzzle with tongue slightly protruding from mouth. Downward curved horns on forehead, deer horns on top. Carved eyeholes. Braided hair attached to hat and extending well below face. Simple patterns painted on face and horns.
Late 19th -mid 20th century
c. 1950