DepartmentLatin America

Fálicas (Phallic) Dance Mask for Dance of the Cabezones

NameMask

CulturePurepecha

Dateca. 1970

Place madeCharo, Michoacán, Mexico, North America

MediumWood, paint, animal hair, glue

Dimensions15 15/16 × 9 7/16 × 5 1/2 in. (40.5 × 24 × 14 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2013.16.22

Object numberFA.2013.16.22

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionOrange head carved with extremely exaggerated long nose drooping down to chin. Red tip of nose. Word "Loco" painted on side of nose. Long hair extending from forehead and moustache.

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