Cacique (Chief) Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Cacique (Chief) Mask: Wooden male mask with dark red complexion, parted black mustache above darkened teeth, and a crown of blue, red, green, and yellow feathers.
Cacique (Chief) Mask

Wooden male mask with dark red complexion, parted black mustache above darkened teeth, and a crown of blue, red, green, and yellow feathers.

Name/Title

Cacique (Chief) Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.102

Description

A life-sized triangular wood mask depicting a man with a dark hickory red-brown complexion and blush accents. With a black, red, yellow, and green feather headdress. Two sets of cutout eyeholes. A parted black mustache is under a straight nose. The mouth is parted with white teeth. A copper wire is attached to the back of the mask. The mask is dark and has some signs of pigment loss.

Use

Performance

Context

Baile de la Conquista (Dance of the Conquest)

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

City

Chichicastenango

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Culture/Tribe

K'iché People
Maya

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

Warrior, 2014.C-DG.102

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

7-1/2 in

Width

7-1/2 in

Depth

5 in

Material

Wood, Gesso, Pigment