Mask

Museum number:
3-28622
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21030028622
Alternate number:
69 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3523
Description:
Mask, zoomorphic: pig. White base paint on wood. Faded blue paint around eyes, forehead, and jaws. Red scorpion on right cheek and green on left cheek. Gouges around cheeks and nose. Hole above right eyebrow. Red mouth with 4 teeth. Height: 23 cm. (from tip of snout), Width: 12.5 cm.
Donor:
Dorothy Mann Cordry
Collection place:
Xalpatlahuac, Guerrero, Mexico
Culture or time period:
Nahua
Collector:
Donald Bush Cordry
Collection date:
1968
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
March 1980
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Loans:
S1981-1982 #7: Humboldt State University (September 1, 1981–December 4, 1981)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 7 titled Mask, accession number 3-28622, described as Mask, zoomorphic: pig. White base paint on wood. Faded blue paint around eyes, forehead, and jaws. Red scorpion on right cheek and green on left cheek. Gouges around cheeks and nose. Hole above right eyebrow. Red mouth with 4 teeth. Height: 23 cm. (from tip of snout), Width: 12.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 7 titled Mask, accession number 3-28622, described as Mask, zoomorphic: pig. White base paint on wood. Faded blue paint around eyes, forehead, and jaws. Red scorpion on right cheek and green on left cheek. Gouges around cheeks and nose. Hole above right eyebrow. Red mouth with 4 teeth. Height: 23 cm. (from tip of snout), Width: 12.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 7 titled Mask, accession number 3-28622, described as Mask, zoomorphic: pig. White base paint on wood. Faded blue paint around eyes, forehead, and jaws. Red scorpion on right cheek and green on left cheek. Gouges around cheeks and nose. Hole above right eyebrow. Red mouth with 4 teeth. Height: 23 cm. (from tip of snout), Width: 12.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 7 titled Mask, accession number 3-28622, described as Mask, zoomorphic: pig. White base paint on wood. Faded blue paint around eyes, forehead, and jaws. Red scorpion on right cheek and green on left cheek. Gouges around cheeks and nose. Hole above right eyebrow. Red mouth with 4 teeth. Height: 23 cm. (from tip of snout), Width: 12.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 7 titled Mask, accession number 3-28622, described as Mask, zoomorphic: pig. White base paint on wood. Faded blue paint around eyes, forehead, and jaws. Red scorpion on right cheek and green on left cheek. Gouges around cheeks and nose. Hole above right eyebrow. Red mouth with 4 teeth. Height: 23 cm. (from tip of snout), Width: 12.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 6 of 7 titled Mask, accession number 3-28622, described as Mask, zoomorphic: pig. White base paint on wood. Faded blue paint around eyes, forehead, and jaws. Red scorpion on right cheek and green on left cheek. Gouges around cheeks and nose. Hole above right eyebrow. Red mouth with 4 teeth. Height: 23 cm. (from tip of snout), Width: 12.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 7 of 7 titled Mask, accession number 3-28622, described as Mask, zoomorphic: pig. White base paint on wood. Faded blue paint around eyes, forehead, and jaws. Red scorpion on right cheek and green on left cheek. Gouges around cheeks and nose. Hole above right eyebrow. Red mouth with 4 teeth. Height: 23 cm. (from tip of snout), Width: 12.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 3-28622, described as Mask, zoomorphic: pig. White base paint on wood. Faded blue paint around eyes, forehead, and jaws. Red scorpion on right cheek and green on left cheek. Gouges around cheeks and nose. Hole above right eyebrow. Red mouth with 4 teeth. Height: 23 cm. (from tip of snout), Width: 12.5 cm.

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