Devil mask

Museum number:
3-28681
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21030028681
Accession number:
Acc.3541
Description:
Mask; carved and painted devil's head; red ground with green, black, and gold paint; goat horns painted black with green and gold bands in front; frog in high relief between horns; glass eyes in eye sockets, two large perforations between eyes; Height at back: 27.5 cm.
Donor:
Norma Hill
Collection place:
Chichicastenango, Quiché, Guatemala
Collector:
Norma Hill
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Devil mask, accession number 3-28681, described as Mask; carved and painted devil's head; red ground with green, black, and gold paint; goat horns painted black with green and gold bands in front; frog in high relief between horns; glass eyes in eye sockets, two large perforations between eyes; Height at back: 27.5 cm.

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