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Carnival Mask
Juan Alindato, Sr. (Puerto Rican, born in 1960)
1989
Object Place: Poncé, Puerto Rico, United States
Medium/Technique
Painted papier-mâché
Dimensions
71.12 x 57.15 cm (28 x 22 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Steve and Steffie Alpert
Accession Number1999.464
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsSculpture
Description
Large polychomed mask of fantastic beast with bristling teeth and antlers, fashioned in papier-mâché and decorated with poster-style paint in a dotted, pointillist style. red
Large polychomed mask of fantastic beast with bristling teeth and antlers, fashioned in papier-mâché and decorated with poster-style paint in a dotted, pointillist style. red
InscriptionsSigned "Juan Alindato / emero 1989" in black paint inside rim of mask.
ProvenancePurchased from the artist by the donor; given to the Museum in 1999.
CopyrightReproduced with permission.