Mask
29-32-1
From: Mexico (Central America) | Guerrero | Hierba Buena
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 29-32-1 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Mixtec |
Provenience | Mexico (Central America) | Guerrero | Hierba Buena |
Culture Area | Central American |
Section | American |
Materials | Diorite (uncertain) |
Description | Of green stone, probably diorite; simply but not rudely carved; somewhat conventionalized. Probably represents the god, Xipe Totec. It is said to have been found in a cornfield where it had been buried possibly for the purpose of insuring good crops. |
Height | 13.3 cm |
Width | 13.3 cm |
Thickness | 5.1 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Dr. B. P. Reko, 1929 |
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