Diablo (Devil) Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Diablo (Devil) Mask: Red painted wood mask with red and black horns; green eyes set in white, surrounded by black; additional eye-holes under the brow; green, white, red snake coiled around the right side; and white teeth with four long tusks
Diablo (Devil) Mask

Red painted wood mask with red and black horns; green eyes set in white, surrounded by black; additional eye-holes under the brow; green, white, red snake coiled around the right side; and white teeth with four long tusks

Name/Title

Diablo (Devil) Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.223

Description

A life-sized square-shaped wood mask depicting a figure with an apple-red complexion. The hair is black and extends down around the chin. Two red horns with black tips protrude from the head. The black eyes are encircled with green, outlined with white, and set in large black squares. The cutout eyeholes for the wearer are above the eyes. A large nose is above the mouth showing white teeth and four long white tusks. A red, green, and white snake coils around the right side. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Various cracks in the pigment.

Use

Performance

Context

Baile de los 24 Diablos (Dance of 24 Devils)

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Ladino People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1940 - circa 1949

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Town

Ciudad Vieja, Sacatepéquez

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Culture/Tribe

Ladino

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

Snake, 2014.C-DG.223

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

8-3/16 in

Width

6-13/16 in

Depth

4-3/8 in

Material

Wood, Gesso, Pigment