El Diablada (The Dancing Devils) Carnaval de Oruro Mask
Luis Jose Moreno, Bolivian, 20th century
late 1950s
Light Bulb, plaster, cloth, wood, mirror, and paint
Overall: 25 9/16 × 24 7/16 × 11 13/16 in. (65 × 62 × 30 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Jorge Dandler-Hanhart, Class of 1963
160.8.14516
Geography
Place Made: Oruro, Bolivia, South America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Ceremonial Artifact: Mask
Research Area
Americas
Not on view
Exhibition History
A Space for Dialogue 4, Creating Under Pressure: Artistic Brilliance as a Symbol of Cultural Resilience, Kimberly Soderstrom, Class of 2002, Class of 1954 Hood Museum of Art Public Relations Intern, Main Lobby, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, March 9-April 14, 2002.
Faces of Culture: Masks from the Permanent Collection of the Hood Museum of Art, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, November 1, 1991-November 1, 1993.
Provenance
Made by Luis Jose Moreno, Oruro, Bolivia for Jorge Dandler-Hanhart (born 1940, Class of 1963), in the late 1950's; given to the present collection, 1960.
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