Collector:

Mr. Robert Kaupp  Search this

Kathleen K. Kaupp  Search this

Donor Name:

Kathleen K. Kaupp  Search this

Length - Object:

20 cm

Width - Object:

19.5 cm

Height - Object:

15 cm

Object Type:

Mask

Place:

Tepoztlan, Morelos, Mexico, North America

Accession Date:

16 Dec 1983

Collection Date:

1972 to 1975

Notes:

MASK FORMED BY PRESSING WINDOW SCREENING OVER A WOODEN MOLD. EDGES ARE BOUND WITH CLOTH TAPE. EYEBROWS, MUSTACHE, AND BEARD MADE WITH BLACK SYNTHETIC FIBERS SEWN ONTO THE WINDOW SCREENING. SCREENING IS PAINTED PINK WITH DARKER PINK ALONG THE MUSTACHE, AND EYES AND MOUTH ARE ALSO PAINTED ON THE SCREENING. USED AS PART OF THE CHINELO COSTUME WORN DURING PRE-LENTEN CARNIVAL CELEBRATIONS.

Record Last Modified:

1 Sep 2021

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

361596

USNM Number:

E423285-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d9afa29f-fd5e-4e99-9ac9-612d6ce81d63

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8456290