Mask
Item number 2655/51 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Santiaguero mask. A white face with five red semi-circles along the top. The eyebrows are upraised with vertical black and white lines and a hole underneath each. The moustache is also upraised with vertical black and white lines. The red area around the nose extends to the cheeks and the chin in a petal-like pattern. The beard is made up of vertical black lines. There are four holes at either sides of the mask with another hole at the top middle. The back is painted blue.
History Of Use
Santiaguero mask from the Dance of Tocotines. It recounts the appeal of Motecuhzoma to Cortez and Malinche for peace, the struggles and triumph of the Spaniards, and the eventual union of the two races. Performed on the day of Santa Maria Magdalena, July 22, and other saint's days. Only Cortez, the santiagueros and the clowns are masked.
Item History
- Made in Puebla, Mexico ? or Veracruz, Mexico ?
- Owned by Alfred H. Siemens before August 17, 2005
- Received from Alfred H. Siemens (Donor) on August 17, 2005
What
- Name
- Mask
- Identification Number
- 2655/51
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- wood, paint and fibre
- Overall
- height 18.0 cm, width 15.5 cm, depth 11.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Puebla, Mexico ? or Veracruz, Mexico ?
Who
- Culture
- Mexican
- Previous Owner
- Alfred H. Siemens
- Received from
- Alfred H. Siemens (Donor)
When
- Ownership Date
- before August 17, 2005
- Acquisition Date
- on August 17, 2005
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 92
- Accession Number
- 2655/0051
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