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A work made of wood, gold foil, and shell with pigment and resin.

Miniature Mask

1300–1400

Possibly Mixtec Possibly northern Oaxaca, Mexico

Mexico

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.

Wood, gold foil, and shell with pigment and resin

Arts of the Americas

Latin American