Diablada Devil Mask

Summary

This mask is part of the Diablada (Devil dance) costume, worn during the Carnival in the Andes. The mask represents a three-headed dragon, with a small snake and a small dragon. The mask, together with the other pieces of the costume, such us the whip, and matracas were acquired for the exhibition by Cynthia LeCount Samene in 2009.

Basic Identification

Spurlock Accession Number

2009.02.0001

Materials

Textile (AAT: 300231565)

Glass (AAT: 300011845)

Pigment (AAT: 300013109)

Rubber (AAT: 300012941)

Metal (AAT: 300010900)

Methods of creation

Embroidering (AAT: 300053653)

Measurements

Width 45.0 cm.

Length 45.0 cm.

Depth 43.0 cm.

Mass 2,154 grams.

Provenance

Geographic origin

Bolivia (TGN:1000046)

Time of origin/creation

N/A

Creator or contributing agents

German Flores

Current owner

University of Illinois Spurlock Museum

Custody transfer events

Acquired by Norman E. and Dorothea S. Whitten in 2009

Notes

The entire costume is being exhibited in the Spurlock Museum of the University of Illinois, under the Diversity in Music and Performance section.

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