Mask; anthropomorphic male; carved from light wood, stained dark, rubbed with red ochre. Small mouth, incised eyes, nose formed by tail of low relief eagle beginning at forehead; two fish in low relief under eyes, above mouth. height 15 cm., width 15 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:
Anthropomorphic, Carvings (visual works), and Masks (costume)