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Anonymous / Anónimo (Mixtec Culture, Huaspaltepec, Oaxaca region)

Máscara y tocado para la Danza de Tejorones (Mask and Helmet for the Tejorones Dance), mid 20th century / mediados del siglo XX

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Title: Máscara y tocado para la Danza de Tejorones (Mask and Helmet for the Tejorones Dance)
Creator: Anonymous / Anónimo (Mixtec Culture, Huaspaltepec, Oaxaca region)
Date: mid 20th century / mediados del siglo XX
Medium: polychrome wood, rooster feathers, fabric, vegetable fiber and string / madera policromada, plumas de gallo, tela, fibra vegetal e hilo
Dimensions: 5 1/4" x 4 3/4" x 3" (mask), 18" x 12" x 12" (helmet)
Credit Line: NMMA Permanent Collection, 2008.232 A-B, Gift of Eason Eige, Albuquerque, NM