Mask, anthropomorphic. Red and green base paint on wood. Floral designs in red on green background. Solid green around eyes, nose, and upper lips. Chips missing on chin. H 30 cm. W 20 cm
Donor:
Dorothy Mann Cordry
Collection place:
Huehuetán, Guerrero, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico, Guerrero, Huehuetonac
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
Context of use:
Used in Apache Dance
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
height 30 centimeters and width 20 centimeters
Comment:
H-21-7
Loans:
S1981-1982 #7: Humboldt State University (September 1, 1981–December 4, 1981)