Venado (Deer) Mask
Venado (Deer) Mask
Brown painted wood animal mask with small deer antlers attached; carved and painted black eyes, rimmed in red; and long narrow muzzle with red accented open mouth
Name/Title
Venado (Deer) MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.228Description
A long teardrop-shaped wood mask depicting a dark umber-brown deer. Small deer antlers are attached to the top of the head. Carved and painted black eyes are outlined with white and red. A long muzzle has red accented nostrils and an open mouth. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Some signs of paint chipping.Use
PerformanceContext
Baile del Venado (Dance of the Deer)Collection
Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
K’iche’ PeopleAttribution
Attributed toRole
MakerDate made
circa 1950 - circa 1959Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
* Untyped Cultural Region
El Quiché, GuatemalaCulture/Tribe
K'iché People
Maya