Earth and Sky Dual mask
- Title
- Earth and Sky Dual mask
- How Acquired
- [no text]
- When Acquired
- 1972; Given to TMWF 1982
- When Created
- 1940-60
- Created by
- [no text]
- Dance(s)/Festival(s)
- Planting Ceremonies
- Character
- [no text]
- May Weber's comments
- It is thought that this mask represents one dual aspect of the world - Earth and Sky (The dancer has 2 pairs of eyes to look up and to look down). Another simpler explanation is that the mask was carved for one face and later carved to fit a smaller or larger face! The mask however was used in spring planting ceremonies. Place of origin is Mexico, Hidalgo, Huejutla. A wood carving of face with 4 eyeholes. Painted soft green with dark markings.
May Weber's comments given when collection was at LUMA:
Used in Planting Ceremonies; Mexico, state of hidalgo, huejutla; 1940-60 - Dr. Catherine Nichols' comments
- [no text]
- Consultation Comments
- [no text]
- Exhibition history
- June 198 Fermilabs Exhibition; Dec 1985 Long Island NY Islip Art Museum; March 1986 Connecticut Benton Museum
- State
- Hidalgo
- City/Town/Region
- Huejutla de Reyes
- Culture/people
- [no text]
- Techniques
- carved
- Primary Material
- wood
- Secondary Materials
- pigment
- Dimensions
- 19cm x 12cm x 16cm
- Marks/Labels
- Written on inside: Huejutla Mascara Carnival H60
- ANTH Number
- .1858
- Weber Number
- WS3205
- Old numbers
- 06-0524, MW342
Files
Citation
“Earth and Sky Dual mask,” Masks of Mexico, accessed September 3, 2026, https://ctsdh.org/masksofmexico/items/show/878.
Comments
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