Unknown Mask
Unknown Mask
Carved wood animal mask with tan face and white muzzle; short black forward-pointing horn; small rounded ears protruding from sides; black encircled painted eyes, including brows; stylized nostrils above a closed mouth
Name/Title
Unknown MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.209Description
A life-sized square wood mask depicting an animal figure with a canary-yellow face. Two brown eyes extend from the sides of the head and two brown horns protrude from the forehead. Brown painted oval eyes are outlined with red and set in large brown sections. The cutout eyeholes for the wearer are above the eyes. Cutout, circular red nostrils are encircled with lines and set in light pink. The muzzle is white, and the incised mouth is red. A thick wire is attached to the back of the mask. Overall chipping, paint loss, and muddle complexion.Use
PerformanceContext
UnknownCollection
Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
UnknownAttribution
Attributed toRole
ArtistDate made
circa 1940 - circa 1949Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
* Untyped Cultural Region
UnknownCulture/Tribe
Unknown