DepartmentLatin America
Deer Tistoj for Danza del Venado mask
NameMask
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Place madeGuatemala, Central America
MediumWood, paint, antlers, glass
Dimensions17 11/16 × 11 1/4 × 8 7/16 in. (45 × 28.5 × 21.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Douglas Greene and Miriam Smith, A.2017.12.24
Object numberA.2017.12.24
DescriptionWooden maks with real antlers depicting the face of a deer. Piece is painted a dark brown with hints of red, with red around the mouth and around the edges of the face. Features are simple, small eyes made of glass, long nose, mouth with a protruding lower lip.
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