mask with horns, anthropomorphic; wood with cow pelt attached; red cowtail moustache; remnant of beard; 2 goathorns on forehead; said to be worn by Volador performers
Donor:
John Barr Tompkins
Collection place:
La Cueva, Hidalgo, Mexico
Culture or time period:
Otomi
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:
1974
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Loans:
S1976-1977 #82: University of Oregon/John Barr Tompkins (May 23, 1977–June 6, 1977)