- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Carved mask with horns and horsehair moustache and eyebrows. [SM (Verve) 25/02/2013]
- Long description
- Carved mask with horns and horsehair moustache and eyebrows. The eyes are painted and there are eye holes carved above the eyes. The mouth has been carved to show the teeth. The horns are painted with yellow stripes. The mask is perforated at 4 points on the sides of the mask. A horsehair strap is tied between two of the holes. [SM (Verve) 25/02/2013]
- Geographical reference
- Guerrero Iguala
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1985
- Date collected
- 1985
- Acquisition information
- Purchased: 1987
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Horse Hair Animal, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Perforated, Process Tied
- Dimensions
- Width: max 146 mm, Length: max 230 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1987.16.21
1987.16.21
Carved mask with horns and horsehair moustache and eyebrows. [SM (Verve) 25/02/2013]
1987.16.21
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