DepartmentLatin America

Male "Chuta" festival mask

NameMask

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date1999

Place madeLa Paz, Bolivia, South America

MediumWire, metal, paint, horse hair, acrylic yarn, plastic, paper, glue

DimensionsOverall: 8 11/16 x 9 1/16 x 4 5/16 in. (22 x 23 x 11 cm)

Credit LineGift of Barbara Mauldin

Object numberA.2010.7.2

Collections

Andean Folk Art

DescriptionHot pink wire screen mask with a large black beard, mustache and blue eyes. The ends of the narrow mustache tipped with large blue, white and silver yarn tassels. The beard covered with metalized blue and silver paper sunbursts with silver sequin centers. Blue and silver sequins surround the eyes, and the eyebrows are formed of metalized blue paper with a row of "pearl" beads glued on. Silver sequins on the forehead and mustache..