face mask, wooden, handcarved, in shape of stylized cat face; filler material used to cover imperfections in wood; "Danza de Navidad" penciled in on back; length 30.5 cm x width 19.6 cm
Donor:
George M. Foster, Helen Cowles LeCron, James Defrees LeCron, Mary LeCron Foster, and Mrs. Eugene E. Jurs
Collection place:
Tocuaro, Michoacán, Mexico
Collector:
Helen Cowles LeCron and James Defrees LeCron
Collection date:
before 1963
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Accession date:
1963
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Loans:
S1970-1971 #33: Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo (October 19, 1970–January 11, 1971)