Vaquero Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Vaquero Mask: Carved wood male face mask with rectangular eye holes surrounded by white beneath prominent brow, red pigmented cheeks, mustached rectangular mouth, and pointed chin.
Vaquero Mask

Carved wood male face mask with rectangular eye holes surrounded by white beneath prominent brow, red pigmented cheeks, mustached rectangular mouth, and pointed chin.

Name/Title

Vaquero Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.2

Description

A life-sized square wood mask depicting a man with a light walnut-brown complexion and red cheeks. A pronounced brow is above rectangular cutout eyeholes. A long, rectangular nose is above a downturned mustache and a rectangular mouth. There is a pointed chin. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Overall signs of pigment loss.

Use

Performance

Context

Baile de los Vaqueros (Dance of the Vaqueros) and Baile de los Mexicanos (Dance of the Mexicans)

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

Cowboy, Bull, Boss, Plantation, Viejo, 2014.C-DG.2

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

8-1/2 in

Width

6-13/16 in

Depth

3-1/2 in

Material

Wood, Pigment