Malintzin
- Plaster bandage, paper clay
- Zarco Guerrero
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Not For Sale
Malintzin. Plaster bandage, paper clay, mixed media painted with acrylics. Half mask. Part of the Sun Serpent Series.
Female figure with Aztec Mesoamerican inspired headdress. Sculpted hair painted black with blue highlights. Hair piece on top is painted gold, with blue inside and a silver circular piece in center. Large oval shaped silver piece with pearl in center sits in the center of the hair. Earplugs are painted blue with gold lines and a gold piece of metal in center. Earplug are carved on top of ear plates, painted green and gold. Face has pink eyeshadow and lines on cheeks.
The Sun Serpent was a play produced by Childsplay and CALA Alliance, performed at Tempe Center for the Arts in 2011.
Artist and sculptor Zarco Guerrero made about 30 masks for the performance. All of the masks were made directly on the actors to better fit them during the performance.
- Subject Matter: human face
- Created: c. 2011
- Inventory Number: PM147
- Collections: Performance Education Collection