Mask

Museum number:
3-28612
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
59 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3523
Description:
Mask, zoomorphic. Purple base paint on wood. 2-headed, winged and horned dragon-like creature on face. Green with purple ribs, arms, and spikes along spine. Open mouths. Eye slits under eyes, and mouth opening on each side of dragons. Height: 30 cm. (from tail), Width: 19.7 cm. (from wings).
Donor:
Dorothy Mann Cordry
Collection place:
Coatepec Costales, Guerrero, Mexico
Culture or time period:
Nahua
Collector:
Donald Bush Cordry
Collection date:
1978
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dragons and Masks (costume)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
March 1980
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Comment:
Used in the Danza de Los Diablos
Loans:
S1981-1982 #22: Civic Arts Center (Walnut Creek) (November 4, 1981–January 18, 1982)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 3-28612, described as Mask, zoomorphic. Purple base paint on wood. 2-headed, winged and horned dragon-like creature on face. Green with purple ribs, arms, and spikes along spine. Open mouths. Eye slits under eyes, and mouth opening on each side of dragons. Height: 30 cm. (from tail), Width: 19.7 cm. (from wings).

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