Malinche Mask
Malinch Mask
Female wood mask with center-parted black hair and cheek curls, square eye holes, parted mouth with white teeth, and remnants of red cheek spots, as well as overall abrasion and chipped layers of pigment and gesso.
Name/Title
Malinche MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.76Description
A life-sized circular wood mask depicting a woman with a pink complexion with red circles on the cheeks. The hair is dark brown and curls around the cheeks. Square cutout eyeholes are set in a carved-out area of the forehead. A flat nose is above a partly open mouth with white teeth. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Overall signs of pigment loss and cracking.Use
PerformanceContext
Unknown, probably Baile de la Conquista (Dance of the Conquest)Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
K’iche’ PeopleAttribution
Attributed toRole
MakerDate made
circa 1960 - 1969Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
* Untyped Cultural Region
South Coast, GuatemalaCulture/Tribe
K'iché People
Maya