Unknown Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Unknown mask: Unpainted, carved wooden mask with down-turned mouth, almond-shaped eye holes, prominent forehead with exaggerated brows, straight nose, pointed chin, and sideburn swirls on cheeks.
Unknown mask

Unpainted, carved wooden mask with down-turned mouth, almond-shaped eye holes, prominent forehead with exaggerated brows, straight nose, pointed chin, and sideburn swirls on cheeks.

Name/Title

Unknown Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.47

Description

A life-sized round wood mask depicting a human figure with carved curl hair. Cutout almond eyeholes are under a pronounced brow with large eyebrows. A straight nose is above a downturned mouth and a pointed chin. A wire is attached to the back of the mask.

Use

Performance

Context

Unknown

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1970 - 1979

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Highlands of Guatemala, Central America

Country

Guatemala

Culture/Tribe

Unknown

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

2014.C-DG.47

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

8-1/4 in

Width

6-7/8 in

Depth

5 in

Material

Wood