Art Institute of Chicago
Miniature Mask
Possibly Mixtec
- Date
- 1300–1400
- Medium
- Wood, gold foil, and shell with pigment and resin
- Culture
- Mexico
- Department
- Arts of the Americas
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
Small masks such as this were worn as part of ceremonial attire. Figures representing deities and ancestors were often attached to the costumes of the dancers and performers who enacted mythical and historic dramas during theatrical ritual presentations.
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- Object type
- AAT300138758
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