Cristiano Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Cristiano Mask: Painted wood mask depicting a male with large brown eyebrows and mustache; blue glass eyes with additional eye-holes under brows; and mouth consisting of red lower lip below a vertex of teeth
Cristiano Mask

Painted wood mask depicting a male with large brown eyebrows and mustache; blue glass eyes with additional eye-holes under brows; and mouth consisting of red lower lip below a vertex of teeth

Name/Title

Cristiano Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.139

Description

A life-sized triangular wood mask depicting a bald man with a warm ivory complexion and peach blush accents. Wideset inset blue glass eyes outlined with painted gold lashes. Two cutout eyeholes for the wearer are underneath large gold eyebrows. A large, straight nose is above a wavy gold mustache and an open, red mouth shows white teeth. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Some signs of pigment loss.

Use

Performance

Context

Baile de Moros y Cristianos

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

K’iche’ People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1960 - 1969

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Highlands of Guatemala, Central America

Country

Guatemala

Culture/Tribe

K'iché People
Maya

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

Christian, 2014.C-DG.139

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

8-7/8 in

Width

7-5/8 in

Depth

6 in

Material

Wood, Pigment, Gesso, Glass