Dance Mask (Los Barbones)

Altamirano, Guerrero, Mexico, Native Central American

About 1900

  • Titles Dance Mask (Los Barbones) (Descriptive)
  • Medium copper, paint, cloth
  • Dimensions Overall: 19 x 11 in. (48.3 x 27.9 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Dr. Orville W. Clayton, 1981.71
  • Work Type mask
  • Classification Costume

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Small comb with a top crossbar of animal bone and a lower bar of bamboo which is wrapped with woven cotton yarn, with teeth made of palm wood and colorful feather clusters at each end, the mid-section is woven of cotton yarns.