Butterfly mask

Museum number:
3-28602
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
49 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3523
Description:
Mask, zoomorphic: butterfly. Multi-colored paints on wood. Brown body with white and pink stripes. Blue eyes, and multi-colored wings with raised orange and red dots. Eye holes on either side of insect body. Height: 23.5 cm. (from antennae), Width: 19.5 cm. (from wings).
Donor:
Dorothy Mann Cordry
Collection place:
Tlalcozotitlan, Guerrero, Mexico
Culture or time period:
Nahua
Collector:
Donald Bush Cordry
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
March 1980
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Loans:
S1981-1982 #7: Humboldt State University (September 1, 1981–December 4, 1981)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Butterfly mask, accession number 3-28602, described as Mask, zoomorphic: butterfly. Multi-colored paints on wood. Brown body with white and pink stripes. Blue eyes, and multi-colored wings with raised orange and red dots. Eye holes on either side of insect body. Height: 23.5 cm. (from antennae), Width: 19.5 cm. (from wings). Notice: Image restricted due to its potentially sensitive nature. Contact Museum to request access.

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