Carnival Mask

Title

Carnival Mask

How Acquired

[no text]

When Acquired

1976-77; Given to TMWF 1981

When Created

circa 1970

Created by

[no text]

Dance(s)/Festival(s)

Carnival

Character

Person

May Weber's comments

A Person, probably used for Carnival Dances. Place of origin is Mexico, Oaxaca. Made of carved dark unpainted wood with a white pelt attached to head and chin.

Dr. Catherine Nichols' comments

[no text]

Consultation Comments

Comments from Carlos Orozco:
Animal hair is hard to break. The hair on this mask is just another fabric, though finer. It is shiny like the other fabric.  It is just glued on which is why it is falling out. With natural hair, you would have to set it into the mask somehow and do it well. Oaxaca has carnival dances every weekend. They wear different outfits but always play the same music. This mask was carved in Oaxaca but does not necessarily represent it. Aztec masks were specifically about gods and in times of war animals were used to represent leaders and battles. Materials used, techniques, and design styles are all important when analyzing a mask.  

Exhibition history

[no text]

State

Oaxaca

City/Town/Region

[no text]

Culture/people

[no text]

Techniques

carved

Primary Material

wood

Secondary Materials

fur/hair; leather/hide; metal; pigment

Dimensions

18cm x 8cm x 17.5cm

Marks/Labels

"99" in red

ANTH Number

.0113

Weber Number

WS1494

Old numbers

W1254; MW403