Vejigante mask

Titles: Vejigante mask (Supplied title)

Description: Carved coconut-shell vejigante mask made by Puerto Rican-Minnesotan artist and musician Ricardo Gómez. The child-size mask is carved and painted blue, black and white with additional red and yellow decoration. Nine spikes, made of branches that Gómez collected while on walks in Minneapolis, have been attached and painted white with red, black, and blue embellishments. The mask was originally worn by a nine-year-old with accompanying jump suit, ID Number 2015.58.2.B, and hood, ID Number 2015.58.2.C, at parades, festivals, and performances of Gómez's Bomba & Plena group, Proyecto La Plena. The vejigante is Puerto Rican folklore character appearing in many festival celebrations.

Dates

• 1995 - 1996 (Use)

Creation

• made by: Gómez-Rodríguez, Héctor Ricardo

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 2015.58.2.A

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 16 inches height (including horns)
• 16 inches width (including horns)
• 11 inches depth (including horns)

Subjects

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