DepartmentLatin America
Turco Moro Mask for the Christian and Moor Dance
NameMask
CultureNahua
Dateca. 1960
Place madeTenampa, Veracruz, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, paint, twine, glue
Dimensions9 1/16 × 10 7/16 × 10 1/16 in. (23 × 26.5 × 25.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2013.16.8
Object numberFA.2013.16.8
DescriptionVery elaborate carved spiral nose extends from moustached face. Prominent ears. Teeth attached in mouth. Black and white stripes on red spiral nose. Eyebrows, eyeballs, moustache and grey goutee painted onto curved face. Insides of ears painted white.
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1950
c. 1960