mascara

Painted wooden face mask with snakes and a cat surrounding the face.

Mask like this would have generally been worn by a young man at carnvial in Mexico. Men tend to wear and dance in masks and women make elaborate costumes for them.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
HC.1999.1538
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 265 x 169 x 95 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood varnish
CATEGORY
Education Handling Collection: Anthropology
LOCATION
Hands on Base > Display > Case 16
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