Caballo (Horse) Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Caballo (Horse) Mask: Wooden mask depicting a horse face with hour-glass shape; painted eyes, as well as eye-holes for the wearer; attached ears of animal hide; painted black bridle; and red mouth and nostrils
Caballo (Horse) Mask

Wooden mask depicting a horse face with hour-glass shape; painted eyes, as well as eye-holes for the wearer; attached ears of animal hide; painted black bridle; and red mouth and nostrils

Name/Title

Caballo (Horse) Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.126

Description

A long hourglass-shaped wood mask depicting a white horse. Animal hide ears are attached to the forehead. Square cutout eyeholes for the wearer are above painted black eyes outlined with red. There is a black bridle painted onto the horse. The muzzle has red nostrils and an open mouth. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Overall texture and pigment loss.

Use

Performance

Context

Unknown

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

K’iche’ People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1970 - 1979

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Chichicastenango

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Culture/Tribe

K'iché People
Maya

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

Animal, 2014.C-DG.126

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

12-1/2 in

Width

9 in

Depth

4 in

Material

Animal hair, Wood, Pigment, Gesso, Metal