Bat mask

Museum number:
3-28605
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21030028605
Alternate number:
52 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3523
Description:
Mask, zoomorphic: bat. Multi-colored paints on wood. Pink wings form a "V" on blue background. Brown face with yellow, spiral horns and goatee. Wide eyes, open red mouth and flat nose. Eye holes on either side of figure. Paint missing on eyes. Height: 24.3 cm, Width: 16 cm.
Donor:
Dorothy Mann Cordry
Collection place:
Tlalcozotitlan, Guerrero, Mexico
Collector:
Donald Bush Cordry
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bats, Masks (costume), and Zoomorphic
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
March 1980
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bat mask, accession number 3-28605, described as Mask, zoomorphic: bat. Multi-colored paints on wood. Pink wings form a "V" on blue background. Brown face with yellow, spiral horns and goatee. Wide eyes, open red mouth and flat nose. Eye holes on either side of figure. Paint missing on eyes. Height: 24.3 cm, Width: 16 cm.

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