Carnival Mask

Description:

Mask maker Antonio Muñiz has added the horns of a traditional carnaval de Ponce mask (usually representing a devilish face) to a gorilla. This papier-mâché mask has an articulated jaw and a vinyl tongue.

Date Made: ca 1980

Maker: Muniz, Antonio

Description (Spanish): El artesano Antonio Muñiz creó esta máscara agregándole a un gorila los cuernos de una máscara tradicional del carnaval de Ponce (las que por lo general representan un rostro diabólico). Esta máscara de papel maché cuenta con una mandíbula articulada y una lengua de vinilo.Collection EthnicLocation: Currently not on view

Place Made: Puerto Rico: Ponce, Ponce

Subject: Puerto RicoCostume

Subject:

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Ethnic, Cultures & Communities, Vidal

Exhibition:

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Credit Line: Gift of Teodoro Vidal

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1997.0097.0009Accession Number: 1997.0097Catalog Number: 1997.0097.0009

Object Name: mask

Physical Description: papier mache; paint; metal; vinyl (overall material)handmade (overall production method/technique)paper (overall material)paint (overall material)metal (mouth material)vinyl (mouth material)papier mache (overall material)Measurements: overall: 50.7 cm x 51.6 cm x 62 cm; 19 15/16 in x 20 5/16 in x 24 7/16 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-1e70-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_600882

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