Malinche Mask
Malinche Mask
Carved wood mask of a woman, possibly depicting Malinche, with dark face, black hair with long locks down the sides of the face, and almond-shaped eye-holes with additional small round eye-holes under brows
Name/Title
Malinche MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.29Description
A life-sized rectangular wood mask depicting a woman with a penny-brown complexion and red blush accents on ears, nose, cheeks, and chin. There is black hair with long locks down the sides of the face. Black eyebrows are above two sets of cutout eyeholes. A curved nose is above a small, pursed mouth. A copper wire is attached to the back of the mask. Various signs of paint chipping.Use
PerformanceContext
Unknown, probably Danza de la Conquista (Dance of the Conquest)Collection
Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
UnknownAttribution
Attributed toRole
MakerDate made
circa 1970 - 1979Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
Region
Highlands of Guatemala, Central AmericaCountry
GuatemalaCulture/Tribe
Unknown