mask, anthropomorphic; carved wood with cow tail moustache; pronounced nose and chin; cotton cloth ties; worn by volador flyers from neighboring San Jeronimo
Donor:
John Barr Tompkins
Collection place:
San Mateo, Hidalgo, Mexico
Culture or time period:
Otomi
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Loans:
S1976-1977 #82: University of Oregon/John Barr Tompkins (May 23, 1977–June 6, 1977) and S1986-1987 #30: SFO Museum (April 21, 1987–June 11, 1987)