Mexicano Mask
Mexican Mask
Wood, male mask painted dark brown with stylized curly black hair, mustache, and long side burns; prominent forehead; brown glass eyes; large nose with signs of wear; and open red mouth with row of white teeth.
Name/Title
Mexicano MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.62Description
A life-sized oval wood mask depicting a man with a penny brown complexion and subtle blush accents. There is stylized black hair, sideburns, and parted mustache. Painted eyebrows over two cutout eyeholes for the wearer and inset brown eyes with black lashes. A large, hooked nose is above an open mouth with white and gold teeth. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Overall signs of pigment 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
* Untyped Cultural Region
San Cristóbal, TotonicapanCulture/Tribe
K'iché People
Maya