Mask; anthropomorphic, female; carved of light weight, dark stained wood; eye slits above eyeball, pursed lips, hairline showing side curls and extending across forehead; holes in outer, upper corner of mask to attach to wearer; flaws in wood at ear level and eye on left side of mask. height 17 cm., width 14 cm.
Donor:
Mrs. Walter Seeley
Collection place:
Mountain villages west of Sola de Vega, 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)