Copper face panel figure
Name/Title
Copper face panel figureEntry/Object ID
1986.19.001Description
Face Panel. Face panel representing the Bearded man; small copper bell in his right lobe; flat top no hair;squared black beared with scalloped edges; crocodile on the forehead. Lone hammered sheet copper face panel. Representing El Barbon, the Bearded man. Used in La Danza del Marquez. Details worked in repousse and paint; interior not cloth lined; Design of a human face with black and white eyes, heavy black brows, red face and thin mouth with tiny teeth, sharp prominent nose soldered to the surface; Large red ears, decorated with a small sheet copper bell in his right lobe; flat top, no hair, squared black beard with scapolled edges; has a multi-color repousse. Small chin cup soldered on the back. 31 1/2" L x 16 1/2" W x 5" DArtwork Details
Medium
Copper, Paint.Made/Created
Artist
Family or stable of metal workers.Date made
1900 - 1970Ethnography
Culture/Tribe
Mexican