- Zarco Guerrero
- Calaca #39, 2015
- Plaster bandage, paper clay
- 7.25 x 6 in
- Signature: Artist signature on back: Zarco
- Inv: PM039
- NFS
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Not For Sale
Calaca #39. Full face mask used in performances by Arizona's dance and theater companies. The eyes are painted with a purple butterfly design and a dark blue outline connecting to a forehead design that looks like an eye encircled in gold with a purple crown and pink rays of light on top. The cheeks have gold lines outside the nose, which is dark purple the teeth are outlined in dark purple and pink. The chin has light blue, yellow, and pink carving designs on both sides, with a green centerpiece on the outside, purple on the inside, and a yellow dot at the center.
It is made of plaster bandage and paper clay, painted with acrylic paints and ribbon, which ties the mask to the performer.
These masks are part of the Performance Collection, which contains pieces available for loan to use in community and artistic performances.
- Subject Matter: human face
- Collections: Performance Education Collection