Las Calacas: Día de los Muertos Smiling Skull
- September 06, 2024 - November 26, 2024
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Calaca #101
- Plaster bandage, paper clay
- 6 x 5.75 in
- NFS
- Zarco Guerrero
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Not For Sale
Calaca #101. Full face mask used in performances by Arizona theater and dance companies. It is painted with orange petals around the eyes, a light blue dot on the forehead, and pink, orange, and dark blue swirls around the forehead, cheeks, and chin.
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
- Created: 2021
- Inventory Number: PM101
- Collections: Performance Education Collection