Ajitz Mask
Ajitz Mask
Red painted male mask with deteriorating gold-paint hair and mustache; four eye-holes, two with painted lashes and two under the brows; and carved ears and closed mouth
Name/Title
Ajitz MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.169Description
A small circular wood mask depicting a figure with a red-orange complexion. There is simple gold hair. Two sets of cutout eyeholes, one outlined with painted gold lashes. A small nose is above a parted gold mustache and a closed mouth. A wire and red rope are attached to the back of the mask. Signs of paint fading, chipping, and loss.Use
PerformanceContext
Baile de la Conquista (Dance of the Conquest)Collection
Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
K’iche’ PeopleAttribution
Attributed toRole
MakerDate made
circa 1960 - 1969Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
Region
Highlands of Guatemala, Central AmericaCountry
GuatemalaCulture/Tribe
K'iché People
Maya