Mask, wood, anthropomorphic, stylized face with holes for eyes, open mouth, incised cheek design, painted red and black; triangular design around eyes; tufts of hair inserted around edge of face; cotton cloth tie at back; L 18.6 cm X W 15.0 cm
Donor:
Mary S. Johnson
Collection place:
Sonora, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico, Sonora; (near) Chucarit, Mayo
Culture or time period:
Mayo
Collector:
Ralph L. Beals
Collection date:
1931
Materials:
Cotton (textile), Hair (material), Paint (coating), and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1931
Context of use:
Mask worn by Pascola dancers
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 18.6 centimeters and width 15 centimeters
Comment:
H-2-2
Loans:
S1971-1972 #85: University of California, Los Angeles (February 2, 1972–July 10, 1972), S2009-2010 #11a: SFO Museum (dates unknown), and S2009-2010 #11: SFO Museum (dates unknown)