Mask, anthropomorphic; carved of light weight, dark stained wood; eye slits above the eyeballs, grinning mouth with protruding lower lip; flower incised on forehead; holes in upper, outer corners for attaching to wearer. height 17 cm., width 14.5 cm.
Donor:
Mrs. Walter Seeley
Collection place:
Mountain villages west of Sola de Vega, 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)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama