Animal Head Carnival Mask

Title

Animal Head Carnival Mask

How Acquired

[no text]

When Acquired

1960-61

When Created

1930

Created by

[no text]

Dance(s)/Festival(s)

Carnival

Character

[no text]

May Weber's comments

An Animal head mask for Carnival Dances. Place of origin is Mexico, Hidalgo, Tehuetlan. Wood-carved, paint is black.

Dr. Catherine Nichols' comments

carnival dances

Consultation Comments

[no text]

Exhibition history

198 June-Aug Fermilabs Gallery; 1985-86 Long Island NY Islip Art Museum; 1986 March-July Benton Museum of Art Uconn

State

Hidalgo

City/Town/Region

[no text]

Culture/people

[no text]

Techniques

carved

Primary Material

wood

Secondary Materials

pigment; fiber

Dimensions

27cm x 15cm x 16cm

Marks/Labels

70

ANTH Number

.1924

Weber Number

WS3203

Old numbers

MW70; 06-0528