Tecún Umán Mask
Tecún Umán Mask
Wooden mask with pigment facial details including black facial hair and hair on top of the mask with a flowered detail head crown. The crown has a light green bird with a orange tail centered on the forehead of the mask. There is also red pigment used for the lips and brown glass marbles for the eyes.
Name/Title
Tecún Umán MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.57Description
A life-sized round wood mask depicting a man with a pale ivory complexion. The mask has black carved hair that leads into curled sideburns. The hair is decorated with a large yellow bird and orange flowers. There are two cutout eyeholes for the wearer are above inset brown eyes. A large straight nose is above a parted black mustache and an open red mouth with white teeth. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Some signs of pigment loss.Use
PerformanceContext
Baile de la Conquista (Dance of the Conquest)Collection
Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
K’iche’ PeopleAttribution
Attributed toRole
MakerDate made
circa 1980 - 1989Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
City
ChichicastenangoCountry
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaCulture/Tribe
K'iché People
Maya