Moor (?) mask

NameMask

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Place madeGuatemala, Central America

MediumWood, paint

Dimensions7 5/8 × 5 3/4 × 3 9/16 in. (19.4 × 14.6 × 9.1 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Douglas Greene and Miriam Smith, A.2017.12.18

Object numberA.2017.12.18

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionWooden mask depicting a human face. Mask is generally rectangular in shape and painted a dark red. Small ears, long nose, and a wide, open mouth with small teeth showing. A small mustache above the mouth. Pronounced cheeks. Rectangular holes for the eyes.