DepartmentLatin America
Moor King mask
NameMask
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Dateca. 1940
Place madeEl Quiché, Guatemala, Central America
MediumWood, paint, twine, metal
Dimensions6 11/16 × 4 3/4 × 3 9/16 in. (17 × 12 × 9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Eleanor Bender Joseph, A.2015.23.30
Object numberA.2015.23.30
DescriptionWooden mask depicting white-haired and bearded man with light tan skin. Large sideburns are carved into three segments and hair and beard are striated. Brow is furrowed and red mouth is slightly open showing white teeth. Ears are relatively large.
Circa 1980
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c. 1960
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