Diablo lengua afuera = Devil with tongue out

93-13-27

From: Guatemala

Curatorial Section: American

Object Title Diablo lengua afuera = Devil with tongue out
Native Name Diablo
Object Number 93-13-27
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Guatemalan
Provenience Guatemala
Culture Area Central American
Date Made 1960's
Section American
Materials Wood | Paint | Leather | Bone
Technique Carved
Iconography Devil
Description

Diablo lengua afuera = Devil with tongue out. Male face with red tongue sticking out (loose). Black textureed moustache and beard, large nose, one leather ear, red eyes, smile with carved upper teeth and bone fangs which protrude from lower jaw. Little of thick paint paint preserved. Evidnece of infestation on cheeks and forehead.

Credit Line Purchased from Robert M. Hill II, 1993

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