Panchita Mask
Panchita Mask
Painted face mask depicting a young female with short black hair and black eyebrows; smiling closed pink mouth; and eye-holes with painted lashes and additional eye holes under the brow
Name/Title
Panchita MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.166Description
A small circular wood mask depicting a woman with an apricot complexion and fire-orange blush accents on the nose, forehead, and cheeks. Short black hair with a topknot and subtle incised line details. Two sets of cutout eyeholes, one outlined with painted black eyelashes and the other under black eyebrows. A small, straight nose is above a closed, red mouth. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Signs of paint loss.Use
PerformanceContext
Baile de Mexicanos (Dance of the Mexicans)Collection
Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
K’iche’ PeopleAttribution
Attributed toRole
MakerDate made
circa 1960 - 1969Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
Region
Highlands of Guatemala, Central AmericaCountry
GuatemalaCulture/Tribe
K'iché People
Maya