Huitzitzil Tzunum Mask
Huitzitzil Tzunum Mask
Carved and painted wooden depicting a male with carved black mustache; inset glass brown eyes with additional eyeholes under the brow line and a darkening of the skin around the eyes; red-lipped open mouth showing the top row of white teeth; colorful blue, green, yellow, and red feather-like headdress around mask edge; and spread-wing green bird on forehead
Name/Title
Huitzitzil Tzunum MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.260Description
A long oval-shaped wood mask depicting a man with chestnut skin and subtle blush accents on the cheeks. A gold, red, blue, and light blue crown encircles the mask. A green bird with spread wings sits on the forehead. Inset brown glass eyes with lashes underneath and dark brown shading around. The cutout eyeholes for the wearer are under black eyebrows. The mouth is parted with blush-red lips and white teeth. A parted black mustache is under a straight nose. A copper wire is attached to the back of the mask. The mask is in excellent condition.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
1990Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
City
ChichicastenangoCountry
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaCulture/Tribe
K'iché People
Maya