Las Calacas: Día de los Muertos Smiling Skull
- September 06, 2024 - November 26, 2024
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- Plaster bandage, paper clay
- 6.75 x 5.5 in
- NFS
- Zarco Guerrero
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Not For Sale
MF. Full face mask used in performances by Primavera Ballet Folklorico of Phoenix, AZ. Calaca face with painted blue eyeshadow and petals on the lower part of eyes. Brown eyebrows, nostrils, and outlines of teeth, and lines coming from corners of mouth. Yellow lines in center of forehead, on cheeks, and jawline and chin. Lips painted red.
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/skeleton face
- Created: 2009
- Inventory Number: PM073
- Collections: Performance Education Collection