Diablada Dance Drama Mask (Triple Faced Devil with a Hinged Jaw)

Unknown Bolivian, Bolivian

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early 20th century

Leather, plaster, wood, rubber, hair, paint

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Acquired by exchange from Ralph C. Altman, Los Angeles, California

54.60.13217

Geography

Place Made: 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.

Provenance

Ralph C. Altman (1909-1967) [dealer], Los Angeles, California; acquired in Exchange no. 87, 1954.

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