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Object Number
38-38-20/5273
Display Title
Wooden painted puma dance mask. Used in Baile del Venado.
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden painted puma dance mask. Used in Baile del Venado.
Inventory Description
Carved puma mask, painted, sheet metal eyes, twine ties
Classification
- Raw Material
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Quiché
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
/
Totonicapan
/
<County>
/
San Cristobal Totonicapan
/
San Cristobal
Materials
Wood, Paint, Twine
Dimensions
Overall: 23 x 18 x 9.2 cm (9 1/16 x 7 1/16 x 3 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
38-38-20/5273
Credit Line
Museum exchange, 1938
Provenance
Owner
Miguel Chuc
(1928)
Collector
Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop
(03/12/1928 - 1938)
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