Mask model/miniature

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Culture/People: probably K'iche' Maya (Quiché) (attributed)
Previous owner: Judith S. Somer (Judith Scherer Joffe/Mrs. Joseph S. Somer), Non-Indian, 1917-1999; Dr. Joseph S. Somer, Non-Indian, 1903-1980
Donor: Dr. Joseph S. Somer, Non-Indian, 1903-1980; Judith S. Somer (Judith Scherer Joffe/Mrs. Joseph S. Somer), Non-Indian, 1917-1999

Collection History: Collected or acquired between 1945 and 1960 by Judith Scherer Somer (1917-1999) during travel to El Salvador with her husband, Dr. Joseph S. Somer (1903-1980, a New York City physician who also worked in El Salvador); donated to MAI by Dr. and Mrs. Somer in 1964.
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Place: Santo Tomás Chichicastenango; Santo Tomás Chichicastenango Municipality; Quiché Department, Southwest Region; Guatemala

See related items: K'iche' Maya (Quiché); Masks and Masking

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/5121
Barcode: 235121.000

Object Type: Masks and Masking

Object Name: Mask model/miniature
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved, painted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f15231a6-5b7e-40d7-92e5-f752cf6bba6c

Record ID: NMAI_250073