Pink face mask (part a) with large black beard, thick eyesbrows and a moustache. Inserted into the mouth is a bejeweled pipe (part b). The mask is composed of animal hide, which has been painted pink. The lower portion has been cut, then stitched together to give the mask its shape. Holes are cut for the eyes, nostrils and mouth. A single small black dot is placed below the mask's left eye. A length of thin black string is looped through the top centre of the mask.

• History Of Use

  Zacapoaxtla mask, worn by performers representing a Mexican battalion in combat dramas.

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• Type of Item mask
• Culture Mexican
• Material skin, synthetic fibre, plastic, metal
• Measurements height 23.0 cm, width 22.0 cm, depth 30.0 cm (overall)

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• Creator Silvia Iloarra
• Field Collector Laura Osorio
• Previous Owner Laura Osorio
• Received from Laura Osorio, Museum of Anthropology Exhibitions Budget, Michael O'Brian Family Foundation

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• Made in Huejotzingo

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• Creation Date during 2017
• Collection Date between 2017 and 2018
• Ownership Date before April 11, 2018
• Acquisition Date on April 11, 2018

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• Condition good
• Accession Number 3289/0056 a-b