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Muslims and Christians dance mask

1970–1975
Object PlaceSan Juan Totolzintla or San Francisco Ozomatlán, Guerrero, Mexico
Medium/TechniqueWood (Erythrina coralloides) with paint (“Spanish white”)
Credit LineGift of Susan and Nancy Berliner in memory of Barnett and Marilyn Berliner
Accession number2022.180
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMasks
ProvenanceBy 1975, acquired by Barnett Berliner (b. 1925 – d. 2020) and Marilyn Ada Berliner (b. 1927 – d. 2021); 2021, by inheritance to their children, Nancy Berliner and Susan Berliner, Cambridge and West Roxbury, MA; 2022, gift of Nancy Berliner and Susan Berliner to the MFA (Accession Date: April 20, 2022).
Face mask
about 1930–40
Face mask
about 1930–40
Face mask
Late 19th to early 20th century
about 1930–40
Head
Late 19th to early 20th century
Spirit mask
Unknown Native American
about 1985
early 20th–mid 20th century
Sarah Maria Arnold Cisco
1845