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Object Number
29-16-20/F736
Display Title
Bull mask, used in deer dance, Baile del Venado
Descriptions
Object Description
Bull mask, used in deer dance, Baile del Venado
Inventory Description
Bull head mask, wood with metal bell on horn, painted.
Classification
- Mask
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Artist
Cruz Juarez
Culture
- Quiché
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
/
Totonicapan
/
<County>
/
San Miguel Totonicapan
Materials
Wood, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 22 x 26.5 x 12.4 cm (8 11/16 x 10 7/16 x 4 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
F736
Provenance
Owner
Miguel Chuc
(1928)
Collector
Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop
(03/12/2009)
Exchange participant
Heye Museum
(1929)
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