Moro = Dark-skinned face

93-13-191

From: Guatemala

Curatorial Section: American

Object Title Moro = Dark-skinned face
Object Number 93-13-191
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Guatemalan
Provenience Guatemala
Culture Area Central American
Date Made 1960's
Section American
Materials Paint | Wood
Technique Carved
Iconography Face
Description

Moro. Textured, black hair and moustache. Tri-parted sideburns near eyes. Eyes carved out and outlined with black. Two holes carved into brow above eyes. Skin painted brown. Black eyebrows. Elongated nose with carved nostrils. Red lips. Carved upper teeth painted gold and white. Flat chin.

Credit Line Purchased from Robert M. Hill II, 1993
Other Number CT - Other Number | Louis Ajcot - Other Number

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