Maskette

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Culture/People: Purepecha (Tarasco)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1930.
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Place: Santa Fe and Quiroga; Quiroga Municipality; Michoacán State; Mexico

See related items: Purepecha (Tarasco); Masks and Masking

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 17/6177
Barcode: 176177.000

Object Type: Masks and Masking

Object Name: Maskette
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ea8f9763-30d7-4250-a821-23e107c10606

Record ID: NMAI_188657