Carnival Mask
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Object Details
- Pagan, Leonardo
- Description
- Carnival celebrations featuring performers dressed as devils are found across Puerto Rico and throughout Latin America. The presence of these characters during Carnival is understood by many as an ancient reference to the contest between good and evil. This devilish mask shows the characteristic style of its maker, Leonardo Pagán. Born in 1929, Pagán was the student of a renowned mask maker, Juan Careta, who worked from the 1890s until the 1950s. After his mentor's death, Pagán masks became highly prized. Pagán died in 2000.
- Description (Spanish)
- Las celebraciones de carnaval durante las cuales se observan individuos disfrazados de diablos son comunes en Puerto Rico y el resto de América Latina. Muchos interpretan la presencia de estos personajes durante el Carnaval como una antigua referencia a la contienda entre el bien y el mal. Esta máscara diabólica representa el estilo característico de su creador, Leonardo Pagán. Nacido en 1929, Pagán fue estudiante del renombrado artesano de máscaras, Juan Careta, cuyo trabajo se extendió desde la década de 1890 hasta la de 1950. Luego de la muerte de su mentor, las máscaras de Pagán se volvieron muy preciadas. Pagán falleció en el año 2000.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Teodoro Vidal
- 1997-04
- ID Number
- 1997.0097.1215
- catalog number
- 1997.0097.1215
- accession number
- 1997.0097
- Object Name
- carnival mask
- Physical Description
- plastic (overall material)
- papier mache (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 43.6 cm x 34.7 cm x 27.5 cm; 17 3/16 in x 13 11/16 in x 10 13/16 in
- Place Made
- Puerto Rico: Ponce, Ponce
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- Home and Community Life: Ethnic
- Cultures & Communities
- Vidal
- Exhibition
- Artifact Walls
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Title (Spanish)
- Máscara de Carnaval
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Puerto Rico
- Costume
- Record ID
- nmah_602585
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-38dd-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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