Title
Carnival Mask
Abstract
Carved wood mask of animal with fierce expression. Carlebach describes it as human face with animal teeth, in painted lacquer, black, red and white. Teeth are of bone inserted in open mouth
Collection Name
Dramatic Museum Realia
Shelf Location
Box no. 121, DM number: M20.01
Subjects
Carnival
Format
masks (costume); objects
Genre
Carnival masks
Origin Information
Mexico
Date
between 1700 and 1966
Physical Description
9.5" x 7.625"
Note
Date range based on the date range ([18th c.]-1966) of the Dramatic Museum Realia collection
Note (Original format)
wood
Note (Ownership)
Gift, Stanley Marcus through Carlebach, 1955
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
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Also In
Dramatic museum realia
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/D8989QMR