Mask
About this object
Cultural context
Folk art; made for sale at local shops and markets.
Iconographic meaning
Marquez-style devil mask. The style of this type of mask would have been influenced by pictures of classical Greek sculpture in books or magazines.
Physical description
Mask of man’s face with black curly hair, moustache, and beard, curvilinear horns, elongated pointed ears, bulbous eyes and a fierce expression. Face has a dark complexion and is decorated across nose and cheeks with horizontal stripes of yellow, red, and white.
Date Made
Before 1990
Date Acquired
22 Sep 2010
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Measurements
Overall: 91.7 cm x 51.7 cm x 22.5 cm
Object Number
2821/13