Mask, Ritual
Name/Title
Mask, RitualEntry/Object ID
2018.3.152Description
Property C44: DB, Warrior Dance Mask Object: ceremonial mask, Artist/Maker: D B (20th Century, Jemez/Laguna), Title/Model: Earthenware Mask with Red Paint and Single Feather, Date/Region: ca. 1960 / Pueblo, Medium/Technique: earthenware draped molded, painted and leather / handmade, Edition/Series: unique, 1 of 1, Size: 15" H x 6.35" W x 4" D, Condition: good, intact, small chip in upper left and right cheek, Signature/Inscriptions: yes, "DB" Exhibitions/Literature: n/a, Description/Notes: A ceramic mask is made from rolled out clay placed over a mold and then modeled. A mask is fashioned from a slab of clay over the eye area. The basic color of the mask is bisque. Diamond-like slits are the shape of the eyeholes. Red paint thinly outlined in black is stripped from the forehead, over the eyeholes, and off the cheeks. A second stripping is across the cheeks peeking on the nose. A "W" shape red stripping is also on the chin. Thin strips of leather are attached on cheeks and chin.Collection
NATIVE AMERICANMade/Created
Date made
circa 1960Ethnography
Culture/Tribe
Pueblo of Jemez
Native American