Patzcar-Patrón Mask

Object/Artifact

-

UTA Fine Art Collections

Patzcar-Patrón Mask: Worn, wood male mask with elaborate black swirls of hair above oval eye holes; curled black mustache and a black spot for a goatee; and red pigment accents on nose, parted lips and cheeks
Patzcar-Patrón Mask

Worn, wood male mask with elaborate black swirls of hair above oval eye holes; curled black mustache and a black spot for a goatee; and red pigment accents on nose, parted lips and cheeks

Name/Title

Patzcar-Patrón Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.77

Description

A life-sized circular wood mask depicting a man with a white face. Two oval cutout eyeholes are under large, stylized black eyebrows. A red-tipped straight nose is above a black mustache that curls around red cheek circles. The red mouth is parted and above a black goatee. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Overall signs of paint loss and muddled texture.

Use

Performance

Context

Baile de Patzcares (Patzcar Dance)

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

K’iche’ People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1950 - 1959

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Nahualá, Sololá

Culture/Tribe

K'iché People
Maya

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

Patron, 2014.C-DG.77

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

6-13/16 in

Width

6-1/8 in

Depth

4-11/16 in

Material

Wood, Gesso, Pigment