Patzcarina Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Patzcarina Mask: Carved wood mask with painted eyes, as well as additional eye-holes below the brow; black hair and eyebrows; red areas on cheeks, nose, chin, and mouth; and down-turned, open mouth
Patzcarina Mask

Carved wood mask with painted eyes, as well as additional eye-holes below the brow; black hair and eyebrows; red areas on cheeks, nose, chin, and mouth; and down-turned, open mouth

Name/Title

Patzcarina Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.121

Description

A life-sized oval wood mask depicting a woman with a carob-brown complexion and crimson-red blush accents on the nose, cheeks, and chin. Black hair detailed with incised lines. Two cutout eyeholes for the wearer are above painted red eyes. Two painted black eyebrows and a small, straight nose. The mouth is slightly open and outlined with red lips. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Overall signs of pigment loss.

Use

Performance

Context

Baile de Patzcares

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

K’iche’ People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1980 - 1989

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

2014.C-DG.121

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

9 in

Width

6 in

Depth

4-1/4 in

Material

Wood, Gesso, Pigment