Carnival Turtle 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 turtle, likely made in Mexico for use in Carnival. The exterior of the mask is painted bright green with two large circular holes cut for the eyes, which have been painted with concentric circles of brown, blue, and white with a black semicircle at the outermost ring. The body of the mask primarily taken up by the prominent nose of the turtle, defined with two red nostrils. The turtle's wide, open mouth is directly below the nose and painted in shades of orange and red. The interior of the mask is painted a uniform bright pink 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: 12 Feb 2024
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: EO400105-DSP
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Education and Outreach collections
physicalDescription: label: Material
content: Paper Mache, Paint