Anthropomorphic mask

Museum number:
3-28425
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3496
Description:
Mask; anthropomorphic, male; carved of light wood, rubbed with red ochre; face has no eyes, a low relief nose extending from top of mask 2/3 to bottom of mask; lips parted with incised teeth showing; three fish carved in low relief each side of the long nose. height 28 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)
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Anthropomorphic mask, accession number 3-28425, described as Mask; anthropomorphic, male; carved of light wood, rubbed with red ochre; face has no eyes, a low relief nose extending from top of mask 2/3 to bottom of mask; lips parted with incised teeth showing; three fish carved in low relief each side of the long nose. height 28 cm., width 15 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Anthropomorphic mask, accession number 3-28425, described as Mask; anthropomorphic, male; carved of light wood, rubbed with red ochre; face has no eyes, a low relief nose extending from top of mask 2/3 to bottom of mask; lips parted with incised teeth showing; three fish carved in low relief each side of the long nose. height 28 cm., width 15 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Anthropomorphic mask, accession number 3-28425, described as Mask; anthropomorphic, male; carved of light wood, rubbed with red ochre; face has no eyes, a low relief nose extending from top of mask 2/3 to bottom of mask; lips parted with incised teeth showing; three fish carved in low relief each side of the long nose. height 28 cm., width 15 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorphic mask, accession number 3-28425, described as Mask; anthropomorphic, male; carved of light wood, rubbed with red ochre; face has no eyes, a low relief nose extending from top of mask 2/3 to bottom of mask; lips parted with incised teeth showing; three fish carved in low relief each side of the long nose. height 28 cm., width 15 cm.

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