Carnival Chicken Mask
name: label: Discipline
content: Anthropology
label: Region
content: Mexico
notes: label: Description
content: This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
label: Geologic Age
content: 20th century
label: Notes
content: A paper mache mask depicting a chicken or rooster, likely made in Mexico for use in Carnival. The exterior of the mask is painted bright red with two large circular holes for eyes, which have been painted with concentric red and white circles with a prominent white brow. The protruding yellow beak is further defined with red nostrils, an open red mouth, and a black stripe down the beak's bridge. The mask has been fashioned to include a sculpted comb and wattles, both painted black. The red face of the mask is brushed with regular splotches of black paint. The interior of the mask is unpainted and a string is attached to both sides, running just below the eyes.
label: Number of objects in this record
content: 1
label: Record Last Modified
content: 27 Dec 2023
place: label: Collecting Locality
content: North America, Mexico
topic: label: Topic
content: Education & Outreach
setName: label: See more items in
content: Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
identifier: label: USNM Number
content: EO400106-DSP
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Education and Outreach collections
physicalDescription: label: Material
content: Paper Mache, Paint