Mexican Carnival Mask, Cocodrilo Crocodile
Artist
unidentified
Dateca. 1950
Mediumwood, paint
Dimensions11 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (30.1 × 17.5 cm)
ClassificationsClothing, Costume, & Accessories
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Dr. David L. Harner
Object numberPC1977.79.10
DescriptionNahua mask from Chilapa, Guerrero, Mexico of a cocodrilo (crocodile). Black crocodile with yellow and white painted embellishments atop an aqua-colored face with black eyebrows. The crocodile's head is facing up towards the forehead. Its snout extends beyond the mask's forehead, and the tail wraps to the side of the chin at the bottom.On View
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