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Diablo Mask
Diablo Mask
Diablo Mask
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Diablo Mask

NameMask
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Datec. 1965
Place madeCarrizal Xochitiala, Guerrero, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, paint
Dimensions8 3/4 × 8 1/2 × 5 1/16 in. (22.2 × 21.6 × 12.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Kathleen and Robert Kaupp, A.1983.51.36
Object numberA.1983.51.36
DescriptionCarved, painted. Black ground. Horns painted brown. Tusks, teeth painted silver. Eyes painted silver, pupils black. Outlines red. Lips, lines across cheeks, nose, forehead painted red. Tongue painted red, sticks out, hangs down.
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