Diablo (Devil) Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Diablo (Devil) Mask: Wooden mask of a red-faced devil with a black spotted, white snake draped from the open mouth , up the right side of the face, across the forehead and down the nose.
Diablo (Devil) Mask

Wooden mask of a red-faced devil with a black spotted, white snake draped from the open mouth , up the right side of the face, across the forehead and down the nose.

Name/Title

Diablo (Devil) Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.84

Description

A life-sized triangular wood mask depicting a devil with a red face and a black spotted, white snake draped from the open mouth, up the right side of the face, across the forehead, and down the nose. Two short red horns protrude from the top of the head. Two black eyebrows are above two cutout eyeholes for the wearer and painted black eyes. A wire is attached to the back of the mask.

Use

Performance

Context

Baile de Judas (Dance of Judas)

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

K’iche’ People

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

Samayac, Suchitepéquez

Culture/Tribe

K'iché People
Maya

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

Luzbel (Lucifer), Snake, 2014.C-DG.84

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

10 in

Width

7-11/16 in

Depth

4-1/2 in

Material

Wood, Pigment, Gesso