Perro (Dog) Mask
Perro (Dog) Mask
Painted wood mask depicting a dog’s black head with white ears carved down sides; large brown glass eyes trimmed in red; eye-holes for wearer on forehead; and round white muzzle with red trimmed mouth and nostrils
Name/Title
Perro (Dog) MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.181Description
A life-sized wood mask depicting a black dog with white ears. Two inset brown eyes encircled with red. Two cutout eyeholes for the wearer on the forehead. A white painted nose with red nostrils and mouth. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Overall good condition.Use
PerformanceContext
Baile del Venado (Dance of the Deer)Collection
Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
K’iche’ PeopleAttribution
Attributed toRole
MakerDate made
circa 1960 - circa 1969Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
Region
Highlands of Guatemala, Central AmericaCountry
GuatemalaCulture/Tribe
K'iché People
Maya