Chontal Maya people, Tecoluta, Tabasco

6.5 inches, carved cedar wood, jolosin fibers

Baila Vieja masks worn by Chontal people in the coastal area of Tabasco are distinushed by lines incised into the face that give the effect of wrinkled skin on an old person. These masks are often left unpainted. The performance usually consists of two masked dancers, one portraying a male and the other a female. This one is female. Unused.