Animal or human face panel
Name/Title
Animal or human face panelEntry/Object ID
1986.19.015Description
Animal/face panel. Large alligator's body. Details worked in repousse and paint; cloth-lining on interior; design of a central face with blue-green eyes heavy black brows; "cowlicks" on forehead, sharp raised nose, red oval mouth exposing teeth;red-orange face color; large cut-out legs, tail and head in alligator form, painted in dark brown hues; small chin cup slodered in the back.Artwork Details
Medium
Copper, Paint, cloth-lined.Made/Created
Artist
Family or stable of metal workers.Date made
1900 - 1970Ethnography
Culture/Tribe
Mexican