Huequixtli Mask
Name/Title
Huequixtli MaskEntry/Object ID
1990.01.061Description
A wood carved mask with attached headdress. The mask is painted red with black eyes. There are three light blue with red lizards attached to face. There are carved slits above the eyes for a wearer to see through. The headdress is made from the top of a straw hat with long strands of multicolored straw fobers attached to make hair. The headdress is attached to the mask with string. The mask is suppose to represent a devil.Artwork Details
Medium
Wood, Paint, StrawMade/Created
Artist
Juventino Lorenzo MataDate made
1976 - 1986Ethnography
Culture/Tribe
Mexican