Collection place: Mexico / Donor: Mrs. Walter Seeley / Accession year: [Missing] - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorphic mask, accession number 3-28411, described as Mask; anthropomorphic; male; carved of light wood, stained dark. Lower portion of orbit scooped out, no bridge/root to nose. Double eagle incised on forehead. height 18 cm., width 15 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorphic mask, accession number 3-28409, described as Mask; anthropomorphic male; carved of light wood, stained dark. Eyes have two incised lines across as if for eyelids; top and lower, a raised ridge below the orbit creating "bag" under each eye, and incised liens across top of the orbit to represent eyelashes. The nose is thin and beneath it is an upturned mustache; chin protrudes and is scored as though for a beard; hair represented by incised vertical lines on forehead. height 17 cm., width 15 cm. Cracked area near left upper corner can break away very easily.

Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorphic mask, accession number 3-28412, described as Mask; anthropomorphic female; carved of light wood, stained dark. Incised wrinkle line (eyebrow?} above orbits, wrinkle lines incised on forehead and cheeks. Moveable mouth so lower lip and chin carved as second piece, attached by rubber bands. The left band is broken and not attached to chin piece. Vegetable fiber string attached to mask. height 16 cm., width 14 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorphic mask, accession number 3-28415, described as Mask; anthropomorphic male carved from light wood, stained dark, rubbed with red ochre inside and out; featureless face covered with full relief figure wearing mask, sitting with arms folded; to left of figure is a low relief tail. Lower portion on left (proper) leg is missing, apparently before collection since stained like rest of mask. height 20 cm., width 17 cm.