Mask and horn flute

Museum number:
3-28414
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3496
Description:
Mask and horn. (a) mask, anthropomorphic male; carved of light wood, stained dark with traces of red ochre; crudely carved features--prominent cheekbones and chin, slit mouth enlarged to receive horn; eyes incised on lower part of orbit; height 25 cm., width 17 cm. (b) horn; cow?, stained dark, finger holes drilled, end cut/hollowed. length 18 cm.
Donor:
Mrs. Walter Seeley
Collection place:
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:
Masks (costume) and Musical instruments
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask and horn flute, accession number 3-28414, described as Mask and horn. (a) mask, anthropomorphic male; carved of light wood, stained dark with traces of red ochre; crudely carved features--prominent cheekbones and chin, slit mouth enlarged to receive horn; eyes incised on lower part of orbit; height 25 cm., width 17 cm. (b) horn; cow?, stained dark, finger holes drilled, end cut/hollowed. length 18 cm.

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