Unknown Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Unknown Mask: Wooden male mask with light complexion; painted wide-open black eyes with eye holes under the brows; full black beard, hair and eyebrows; and down-turned red mouth
Unknown Mask

Wooden male mask with light complexion; painted wide-open black eyes with eye holes under the brows; full black beard, hair and eyebrows; and down-turned red mouth

Name/Title

Unknown Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.80

Description

A life-sized round wood mask depicting a man with tan skin. The hair is black and decorated with incised lines. Black painted eyebrows are above cutout eyeholes for the wearer and painted brown eyes. A skinny nose is above a black mustache that connects with a black beard. There is a closed red mouth. A wire is attached to the back. Overall signs of pigment loss.

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

Unknown

Culture/Tribe

Unknown

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

2014.C-DG.80

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

6-1/4 in

Depth

4-1/4 in

Material

Wood, Pigment, Gesso