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Object Number
34-107-20/3648
Display Title
Mask - Diablo mayor?, leader of the 7 male characters in "Baile de los Diablos"
Descriptions
Object Description
Mask - Diablo Major?, leader of the seven male charcters (all having female counterparts) in "Baile de los Diablos." The mask is also worn by the chief character in the dance "Micos y Monos," the character being a huge serpent- seen by the monkeys in trees.
Inventory Description
Carved devil face mask, leather tongue, painted
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Artist
Florencio Chocoj
Culture
- Kekchi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
/
Alta Verapaz
/
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/
Carcha
Materials
Wood, Leather, Paint
Dimensions
Overall: 36.1951 x 19.05 x 10.795 cm (14 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
34-107-20/3648
Provenance
Collector
Mrs. Elsie McDougall
(2/1931 - 1934)
Donor
Mrs. Elsie McDougall
(2/1931 - 1934)
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