Tecún Umán Mask
Tecún Umán Mask
Carved and painted wooden mask depicting a male with a dark face; inset brown glass eyes with additional eyeholes under black brows; black hair, mustache, and curled sideburns; red-lipped mouth showing white teeth; and with two green birds on either side of the forehead with connecting point between their beaks.
Name/Title
Tecún Umán MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.263Description
A long diamond face-shaped wood mask depicting a man with an umber brown complexion and plum purple accents on cheeks, nose, and forehead. The mask has vertically incised black hair that leads into curled sideburns. The hair is decorated with two dark green birds that connect beaks. There are two inset brown glass eyes with black eyelashes and black shading around the eyes. The cutout eyeholes for the wearer are under black eyebrows. The mouth is parted with dark red lips and white teeth. A parted black mustache is under a thin, hooked nose. A copper wire and string are attached to the back of the mask. The mask is in excellent condition despite some lost paint on the tip of the nose.Use
PerformanceContext
Baile de la Conquista (Dance of the Conquest)Collection
Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Tomás Canil MejíaAttribution
Attributed toRole
ArtistDate made
1990Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
City
ChichicastenangoCountry
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaCulture/Tribe
K'iché People
Maya