Mujer (Woman) Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Mujer (Woman) Mask: Wood mask of a female with narrow eye openings, pink pigment on cheeks, red pigment on open lips, showing teeth, and large ears.
Mujer (Woman) Mask

Wood mask of a female with narrow eye openings, pink pigment on cheeks, red pigment on open lips, showing teeth, and large ears.

Name/Title

Mujer (Woman) Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.23

Description

A life-sized rectangular wood mask depicting a woman with carved hair. Cutout eyeholes are above a triangular nose. The mouth is slightly open with red lips and white teeth. Subtle blush accents on the chin. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Various scratch marks and paint loss especially on the chin and nose.

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 - 1969

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

South Coast, Guatemala

Culture/Tribe

Unknown

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

2014.C-DG.23, Woman, Mujer

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

7-1/4 in

Width

6 in

Depth

2 in

Material

Wood, Pigment