Pedro de Alvarado Mask
Pedro de Alvarado Mask
Carved and painted wooden mask depicting a male with gold stylized hair, short sideburns, mustache, and curled beard; inset brown eyes lined with gold lashes on the bottom and additional circular eyeholes carved under the brows; large nose pointed chin, and pink slightly open mouth.
Name/Title
Pedro de Alvarado MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.256Description
A long triangle-shaped wood mask depicting a man with ivory skin and blush accents on cheeks, nose, and forehead. There is stylized gold hair, sideburns, parted mustache, and a beard that curls at the bottom. Inset brown glass eyes with gold painted lashes underneath and grey shading around. The cutout circular eyeholes for the wearer are under gold brows. The mouth is open with blush-red. Incised lines create wrinkles on the forehead and laugh lines that communicate a shocked expression. A copper wire is attached to the back of the mask. The mask is in excellent condition.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
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
City
ChichicastenangoCountry
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaCulture/Tribe
K'iché People
Maya