Unknown Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Unknown Mask: Wood mask of smiling male showing white teeth with pink lips; cropped nose; red-tinted, segmented hair; down-turned mustache; and wavy sideburns.
Unknown Mask

Wood mask of smiling male showing white teeth with pink lips; cropped nose; red-tinted, segmented hair; down-turned mustache; and wavy sideburns.

Name/Title

Unknown Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.78

Description

A life-sized oval wood mask depicting a man with faded pink hair, sideburns, and parted mustache. A large brow hangs over cutout eyeholes. A large nose is above a slightly open mouth with pink lips and white teeth. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Overall signs of pigment loss.

Use

Performance

Context

Unknown

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1970 - 1979

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Unknown

Culture/Tribe

Unknown

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

2014.C-DG.78

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

8-3/8 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Depth

3-1/2 in

Material

Wood, Gesso, Pigment