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Object Number
37-63-20/4913
Display Title
Wooden dance mask- Moro
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden dance mask- Moro (Moor). The dark ruddy color of the skin, the large black eyebrows, and the beard all suggest that this mask represents a Moor in the Baile de Moros y Cristianos. Highly stylized form of carving.
Inventory Description
Carved bearded face mask, painted red and black, twine ties
Classification
- Mask
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Quiche?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
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Guatemala
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Guatemala
/
<County>
/
<City>
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Miraflores
Materials
Wood, Pigment, Twine
Dimensions
Overall: 28 x 21 x 10 cm (11 x 8 1/4 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-63-20/4913
Provenance
Dealer
Mr. Wagner
(1929)
Collector
Mrs. J. I. Nesson
(1929)
Donor
Mrs. J. I. Nesson
(07/16/1937)
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