Anthropomorphic mask

Museum number:
3-28396
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Accession number:
Acc.3496
Description:
Mask; anthropomorphic; large eyes with pouches underneath and slits above for wearer to see through; mouth slightly askew; incised flowers and stems across forehead and above ear locus; holes in upper outer corners for attaching to wearer. height 15 cm., width 13 cm.
Donor:
Mrs. Walter Seeley
Collection place:
Mountain villages west of Sola de Vega, 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:
Anthropomorphic and Masks (costume)
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorphic mask, accession number 3-28396, described as Mask; anthropomorphic; large eyes with pouches underneath and slits above for wearer to see through; mouth slightly askew; incised flowers and stems across forehead and above ear locus; holes in upper outer corners for attaching to wearer. height 15 cm., width 13 cm.

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