Cristiano Mask
Cristiano Mask
Carved wooden male mask with orange-yellow face, white eye-lashed glass eyes, framed by brown eyebrows, sideburns, and mustache, and with a toothy smile above a blue chin and fabric collar ruffle.
Name/Title
Cristiano MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.35Description
A large oval wood mask depicting a man with a marigold complexion and blush accents on the nose and cheeks. Curled brown eyebrows are over cutout eyeholes for the wearer, and inset brown eyes are outlined with white lashes. A straight nose is above a parted brown mustache and an open mouth with white teeth. There are large brown sideburns and a painted blue chin. There is a half-circle white ruff around the lower edge of the mask. A wire is attached to the back of the mask.Use
PerformanceContext
Baile de Moros y CristianosCollection
Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Kekchi PeopleAttribution
Attributed toRole
MakerDate made
circa 1960 - 1969Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
City
Cobán, Alta VerpazCountry
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaCulture/Tribe
Kekchi People
Maya