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2022.58.10

Mask; Afro Covid

2022.58.10

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Collection type
Object
Description
Mask; Afro Covid
Long description
Mask titled 'Afro Covid'. The mask consists of a goat skull which has been painted red, the eyes filled in and painted with a white and orange gradient. Beneath the skull is a section of animal skin to cover the face, with holes cut out for the eyes and mouth. Long hair, made from horsehair, has been sewn to this section. Cloth fabric is attached to the back of the mask. Panels of wood have also been sewn to either side, painted with a gradient from red to blue to yellow, and are decorated with thread, pom-poms, and yarn. The mask has been varnished.
Geographical reference
Mexico (Place of Origin)
Latin America and the Caribbean > Central America > Mexico (Place of Origin)
Date
Acquisition information
Purchased: 06/2022
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Acrylic Paint Synthetic, Material Animal Hair, Material Synthetic Textile, Material Synthetic Yarn, Material Animal Skull, Material Goat Horn Animal, Material Varnish, Process Painted, Process Threaded, Process Tied, Material Glue, Process Glued, Process Knotted, Process Varnished
Dimensions
Length x Width x Depth 1170 x 670 x 340 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2022.58.10
Associated publications
NPR News, Mexican Masks Portray COVID As A Tiger, A Devil, A Blue-Eyed Man, Main author: Cathy Newman, 2021 ICME News, To Portray the Virus, Main author: Carlos Arturo Hernández Dávila; Translator: Blanca María Cárdenas Carrión, 2020

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