Zoomorphic mask

Museum number:
3-28562
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
5 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3523
Description:
Mask, zoomorphic. Red base paint on wood and covered with white. Open mouth with red tongue. Slanting eyes. Brown and black lined design by mouth. Brown and gold lines between eyes. Red ears, and chips missing revealing the red beneath. height 27.5 cm., width 18 cm.
Donor:
Dorothy Mann Cordry
Collection place:
Cuetzala, Guerrero, Mexico
Culture or time period:
Nahua
Collector:
Donald Bush Cordry
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume) and Zoomorphic
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
March 1980
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Loans:
S1981-1982 #22: Civic Arts Center (Walnut Creek) (November 4, 1981–January 18, 1982)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 titled Zoomorphic mask, accession number 3-28562, described as Mask, zoomorphic. Red base paint on wood and covered with white. Open mouth with red tongue. Slanting eyes. Brown and black lined design by mouth. Brown and gold lines between eyes. Red ears, and chips missing revealing the red beneath. height 27.5 cm., width 18 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Zoomorphic mask, accession number 3-28562, described as Mask, zoomorphic. Red base paint on wood and covered with white. Open mouth with red tongue. Slanting eyes. Brown and black lined design by mouth. Brown and gold lines between eyes. Red ears, and chips missing revealing the red beneath. height 27.5 cm., width 18 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Zoomorphic mask, accession number 3-28562, described as Mask, zoomorphic. Red base paint on wood and covered with white. Open mouth with red tongue. Slanting eyes. Brown and black lined design by mouth. Brown and gold lines between eyes. Red ears, and chips missing revealing the red beneath. height 27.5 cm., width 18 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Zoomorphic mask, accession number 3-28562, described as Mask, zoomorphic. Red base paint on wood and covered with white. Open mouth with red tongue. Slanting eyes. Brown and black lined design by mouth. Brown and gold lines between eyes. Red ears, and chips missing revealing the red beneath. height 27.5 cm., width 18 cm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Zoomorphic mask, accession number 3-28562, described as Mask, zoomorphic. Red base paint on wood and covered with white. Open mouth with red tongue. Slanting eyes. Brown and black lined design by mouth. Brown and gold lines between eyes. Red ears, and chips missing revealing the red beneath. height 27.5 cm., width 18 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Zoomorphic mask, accession number 3-28562, described as Mask, zoomorphic. Red base paint on wood and covered with white. Open mouth with red tongue. Slanting eyes. Brown and black lined design by mouth. Brown and gold lines between eyes. Red ears, and chips missing revealing the red beneath. height 27.5 cm., width 18 cm.

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