Cristiano Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Cristiano Mask: Painted, wood face-mask depicting a male with oversized gold eyebrows, mustache, and chin; painted green with additional eye-holes above; large hooked nose above a red mouth
Cristiano Mask

Painted, wood face-mask depicting a male with oversized gold eyebrows, mustache, and chin; painted green with additional eye-holes above; large hooked nose above a red mouth

Name/Title

Cristiano Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.137

Description

Painted, wood face-mask depicting a male with oversized gold eyebrows, mustache, and chin; painted green with additional eye-holes above; large hooked nose above a red mouth

Use

Performance

Context

Baile de Moros y Cristianos (Dance of theMoors and Christian)

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1930 - 1939

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Town

Ciudad Vieja, Sacatepéquez

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Culture/Tribe

Unknown

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

Christian, 2014.C-DG.137

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

9-11/16 in

Width

9 in

Depth

5-13/16 in

Material

Wood, Gesso, Pigment