Mask
About this object
Narrative
Inscriptions inside mask read: "Dirigido por el Sr. Alvaro Lapez TLAMAMACAN RIO BALSAS IV VI viernes; DANZADO POR JUVENCIO ROMAN; DANZA DEL MARQUEZ."
Cultural context
Folk art; made for sale at local shops and markets.
Iconographic meaning
The style of this type of mask would have been influenced by pictures of classical Greek sculpture in books or magazines, even though the males are actually meant to represent Spaniards.
Physical description
Unpainted mask of male face with long curly beard, moustache, open mouth and hair.
Date Made
Before 1990
Date Acquired
22 Sep 2010
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Measurements
Overall: 46 cm x 28.7 cm x 17 cm
Object Number
2821/10