DepartmentLatin America
Tigre Mask
NameMask
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Dateca. 1960
Place madePinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, metal, paint
Dimensions6 11/16 × 5 5/16 × 5 1/2 in. (17 × 13.5 × 14 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Eleanor Bender Joseph, A.2015.23.24
Object numberA.2015.23.24
DescriptionWooden jaguar mask with tan-yellow fur, black stripes, pink and red nose and mouth. Eyes ringed with red. Mouth barred with pink interior and white teeth. Ears back in aggressive stance.
ca. 1970