Mask, Mexicano for the Baile Mexicano

NameMask

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date1950s-1960s

Place madeGuatemala, Central America

MediumWood, paint, metal, fabric

Dimensions7 7/8 × 5 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (20 × 14 × 14 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Friends of Folk Art, Folk Art Flea Market, A.2016.4.4

Object numberA.2016.4.4

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionDark red face, black hair, eyebrows, ears, handlebar moustache and sideburns. All are carved in stylized and decorative manner. Teeth are white and lips are red. Green eyes that appear to be carved separately, glued in and covered with thin fabric. Nose is large and elongated. Extra set of holes above eyes.