Tongue-in-Eye

NameFace mask

Maker Ýr Jóhannsdóttir (Icelander)

CultureIcelandic

DateApril 2020

Place madeReykjavik, ICELAND, Europe

MediumWool, elastic, cotton tape

DimensionsIncluding Straps: 11 13/16 × 3 15/16 × 1 3/16 in. (30 × 10 × 3 cm)
Not Including Straps: 6 11/16 × 3 15/16 × 1 3/16 in. (17 × 10 × 3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF collection, FA.2020.56.1

Object numberFA.2020.56.1

ProvenancePurchased directly from artist, shipped from Iceland

DescriptionFrom the viewer's left is depicted an open mouth with red lips and white teeth (delineated by black stitches). Protruding from the black inside of the mask is a tongue (with a black stitched line running its length) that extends to the wearer's left eye.