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San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Peter P. Cecere.

Devil Mask

San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Peter P. Cecere.
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Peter P. Cecere.
Contact San Antonio Museum of Art, Registrar Department for rights and reproduction of this image. Photography by Peggy Tenison.

Devil Mask

Date: c. 1960
Place made:Bolivia
Dimensions:
16 1/2 x 13 x 13 in. (41.9 x 33 x 33 cm)
Credit Line: San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Peter P. Cecere
Object number: 2006.1.201
Label Text
This mask is used in the Devil Dance, or the Diablada, a dance that represents the confrontation between the forces of good and evil. The dance is performed throughout the Andes, though its most popular variation is performed in the Carnival of Oruro, Bolivia. This mask depicts the devil with amphibious or reptilian traits, emphasized by the wide-set eyes and slit nostrils. A three-headed snake emerges from the top of the mask.

Esta máscara se usa en la Danza de los Diablos, o Diablada, un baile que personifica el enfrentamiento entre las fuerzas del bien y el mal. La Diablada se realiza a lo largo de los Andes, aunque su variación más popular se baila en el Carnaval de Oruro, Bolivia. Esta máscara representa al diablo con rasgos anfibios o reptiles, enfatizados por los ojos ampliamente separados y fosas nasales como pequeñas rendijas. Una serpiente de tres cabezas emerge de la parte superior de la máscara.

(LA, 2020)
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