Animal or human face panel
Name/Title
Animal or human face panelEntry/Object ID
1986.19.009Description
Animal/human face panel. Oval hammered sheet copper turtle panel. design of a central human face, large flattened cut out form of a turtle with large painted splotches. Details worked in repousse and paint; interior cloth-lined; design of central human face with black and white eyes, black brows, no hair, red orange face, rosy cheeks, open oval mouth, with small teeth; large flattened cut out form of a turtle with large painted splotches of green, white, pink outlined in red; small chin cup soldered on the back.Artwork Details
Medium
Copper, Paint, cloth-lining (interior)Made/Created
Artist
Family or stable of metal workers.Date made
1900 - 1970Ethnography
Culture/Tribe
Mexican