Cristiano Mask
Cristiano Mask
Painted, wood face mask depicting a man with heavy black eyebrows and black mustache extending from the sides of the nose; large prominent red nose; carved-out eyes with painted black bottom eyelashes and additional eye-holes under the brows; and an open slit for a mouth snow a narrow blue painted chin
Name/Title
Cristiano MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.96Description
A large oval wood mask depicting an apricot orange complexion with blush accents on the forehead, cheeks, and nose. With heavy black eyebrows are above two sets of cutout eyeholes. A large nose is in between a black parted mustache. A slightly open mouth is above a sky-blue painted chin. A wire is attached to the back of the mask.Use
PerformanceContext
Baile de Moros y Cristianos (Dance of Moors and Christians)Collection
Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Kekchi PeopleAttribution
Attributed toRole
MakerDate made
circa 1950 - circa 1959Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
City
Cobán, Alta VerpazCountry
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaCulture/Tribe
K'iché People
Maya