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Object Number
34-107-20/3644
Display Title
Mask - one of the female characters in "Baile de los Diablos"
Descriptions
Object Description
Mask - one of the female (counterpart of the male) characters in "Baile de los Diablos" Probably indigenous boar.
Inventory Description
Carved monkey face mask, painted red and green, leather ears, string and wire
Classification
- Raw Material
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Artist
Florencio Chocoj
Culture
- Kekchi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
/
Alta Verapaz
/
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/
Carcha
Materials
Wood, String, Wire
Dimensions
Overall: 22 x 30.5 x 13.5 cm (8 11/16 x 12 x 5 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
34-107-20/3644
Provenance
Collector
Mrs. Elsie McDougall
(1931 - 1934)
Donor
Mrs. Elsie McDougall
(1931 - 1934)
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