Object Details
- Muniz, Antonio
- Description
- Mask maker Antonio Muñiz has added the horns of a traditional carnaval de Ponce mask (usually representing a devilish face) to a gorilla. This papier-mâché mask has an articulated jaw and a vinyl tongue.
- Description (Spanish)
- El artesano Antonio Muñiz creó esta máscara agregándole a un gorila los cuernos de una máscara tradicional del carnaval de Ponce (las que por lo general representan un rostro diabólico). Esta máscara de papel maché cuenta con una mandíbula articulada y una lengua de vinilo.
- Collection Ethnic
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Teodoro Vidal
- ca 1980
- ID Number
- 1997.0097.0009
- accession number
- 1997.0097
- catalog number
- 1997.0097.0009
- Object Name
- mask
- Physical Description
- papier mache; paint; metal; vinyl (overall material)
- handmade (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- metal (mouth material)
- vinyl (mouth material)
- papier mache (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 50.7 cm x 51.6 cm x 62 cm; 19 15/16 in x 20 5/16 in x 24 7/16 in
- Place Made
- Puerto Rico: Ponce, Ponce
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Ethnic
- Cultures & Communities
- Vidal
- Title (Spanish)
- Máscara de Carnaval
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Costume
- Record ID
- nmah_600882
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-1e70-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
