Alvarado

Mask

46-11-9

Location: On Display in the Mexico and Central America Gallery

From: Guatemala

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 46-11-9
Current Location Mexico and Central America Gallery - On Display
Provenience Guatemala
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Wood | Pigment
Description

Wooden, painted and gilded. Representing Pedro de Alvadaro. Used in the masked dance of the Conquistadores. Eye sockets close together under the brows.

Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Thomas E. Drake, 1946

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