Spaniard Mask

Title

Spaniard Mask

How Acquired

[no text]

When Acquired

1975

When Created

Middle 20th century

Created by

[no text]

Dance(s)/Festival(s)

Conquest

Character

Spaniard

May Weber's comments

A European (a Spaniard) mask. Blue eyes were used to denote a person of European Origin. Investigation. A huge nose dominates this blue-eyed man's face, black paint around mouth, open mouth shows metal teeth. Made of wood, paint, hair - metal.

May Weber's comments given when collection was at LUMA:
Used in dances of the conquest; origins: Mexico, state of guerrero, middle 20th century

Dr. Catherine Nichols' comments

[no text]

Consultation Comments

[no text]

Exhibition history

Mexico's Riches (TMWM of CA, Chicago) Sept 1989-Jan 1990; Bernard Gallery Calument College Hammond, Indiana; 1983 TMWF Mexican Folk Exhibit of Fermilabs; 1986 UConn Benton Museum

State

Guerrero

City/Town/Region

[no text]

Culture/people

[no text]

Techniques

carved

Primary Material

wood

Secondary Materials

pigment; fiber

Dimensions

26cm x 19cm x 16cm

Marks/Labels

[no text]

ANTH Number

.1918

Weber Number

WS3182

Old numbers

MW316; 06-0526