Patzcar-Patrón Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Patzcar-Patrón Mask: Unpainted wood mask with incised hair and mustache; large carved eye-holes; prominent nose and chin; and receding open mouth
Patzcar-Patrón Mask

Unpainted wood mask with incised hair and mustache; large carved eye-holes; prominent nose and chin; and receding open mouth

Name/Title

Patzcar-Patrón Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.246

Description

A long, oval-shaped wood mask depicting a man with incised hair, wrinkles, and mustache. There are cutout semi-circle eyeholes. The nose is subtly convex and decorated with horizontal incised lines. The open mouth is cut out directly under the large mustache. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. There are some cracks.

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 1970 - circa 1979

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Nahualá, Sololá

Culture/Tribe

K'iché People
Maya

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

Patron, 2014.C-DG.246

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

8-5/8 in

Width

6-11/16 in

Depth

5 in

Material

Wood