(a) mask, anthropomorphic male; carved of light wood, stained dark with traces of red ochre; crudely carved features--prominent cheekbones and chin, slit mouth enlarged to receive horn; eyes incised on lower part of orbit; height 25 cm., width 17 cm.
Donor:
Mrs. Walter Seeley
Collection place:
Oaxaca, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Zapotec Indians of Oaxaca
Culture or time period:
Zapotec
Collector:
Eleanor F. Sleight
Collection date:
1973-1978
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Anthropomorphic, Carvings (visual works), and Masks (costume)