Collector:

Mr. Robert Kaupp  Search this

Kathleen K. Kaupp  Search this

Donor Name:

Kathleen K. Kaupp  Search this

Length - Object:

26.5 cm

Width - Object:

23 cm

Height - Object:

14.5 cm

Object Type:

Mask

Place:

Cuetzalan, Puebla, Mexico, North America

Accession Date:

16 Dec 1983

Collection Date:

1972 to 1975

Notes:

CARVED WOODEN MASK OF MAN'S FACE WITH GOATEE AND MUSTACHE. REPRESENTS SANTIAGO (SAINT JAMES) AND USED FOR THE SANTIAGO DANCE, A VARIENT OF THE DANCE OF THE MOORS AND CHRISTIANS. SHARP, PROTRUDING NOSE IS PAINTED RED. FACE IS PAINTED BEIGE WITH RED LINES. EYES ARE GOLD. MUSTACHE AND GOATEE ARE CARVED OF SEPARATE PIECES OF WOOD AND ATTACHED TO MASK. THEY ARE PAINTED BLACK. VERY SIMILAR TO MASK #423295.

Record Last Modified:

30 Jul 2020

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

361596

USNM Number:

E423292-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31e03e259-1962-4c77-b349-34db22cac966

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8456298