Unknown Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Unknown Mask: Painted mask with gold highlighted hair; two sets of eyeholes; small nose and mouth; and rosy accent color on forehead, nose, and cheeks
Unknown Mask

Painted mask with gold highlighted hair; two sets of eyeholes; small nose and mouth; and rosy accent color on forehead, nose, and cheeks

Name/Title

Unknown Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.247

Description

A small rectangular wood mask depicting a figure with ivory skin and crimson-red blush accents on cheeks, forehead, and nose. The gold-highlighted black hair is styled with a front knot and diagonal incised lines. One set of cutout eyeholes is outlined with painted lashes. The other set, presumably for the wearer, is under thin, painted eyebrows. A raised, straight nose is above a closed mouth with thin, ruby-red lips. A wire and fraying pink rope are attached to the back of the mask. Various signs of paint chipping and wood damage.

Use

Performance

Context

Unknown

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1960 - circa 1969

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Unknown

Culture/Tribe

Unknown

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

2014.C-DG.247

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

6 in

Width

5-13/16 in

Depth

4-13/16 in

Material

Wood, Pigment, Gesso