Mask

Description

Capirote, penitent's headdress or penance mask, worn during penitential processions by Catholic confraternities during Semana Santa or Holy Week: Spain, early 21st century

Museum reference

SH.2009.229

Collection

Society

Object name

Mask, Headdress

Production information

Spain, Southern Europe

Date

Early 21st century

Materials

Textile

Exhibitions

• Performance and Lives (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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