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Object Number
34-107-20/3643
Display Title
Mask - the white-faced monkey of the dance "Micos y Monos"
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Q'eqchi' name "max"
Object Description
Mask - the white-faced monkey of the dance "micos y monos" in which 6 micos, 6 monos and "diable major," a serpent character, have part. This is a mico (spider monkey).
Inventory Description
Carved monkey mask, small, glass eyes, painted, ears missing
Classification
- Mask
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Artist
Florencio Chocoj
Culture
- Kekchi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
/
Alta Verapaz
/
<County>
/
Chiqueleu
Additional Geographic Terms
Carcha
Materials
Wood, Pigment, Glass, Paint
Dimensions
Overall: 15.24 x 11.43 x 9.525 cm (6 x 4 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
34-107-20/3643
Provenance
Collector
Mrs. Elsie McDougall
(1930 - 1934)
Donor
Mrs. Elsie McDougall
(1930 - 1934)
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