Unknown Mask
Unknown Mask
Carved wood male mask with textured brown hair, eyebrows and goatee; blue eyes outlined in brown paint and painted lashes; additional eye-holes under brows; and open, red mouth showing white teeth
Name/Title
Unknown MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.207Description
A life-sized rectangular wood mask depicting a figure with a pale ivory complexion and peach blush accents. The hair is chocolate-brown and short. The eyeholes for the wearer are under the eyebrows and above blue, painted oval eyes outlined with brown eyelashes. The small straight nose is above a chocolate-brown mustache. The mouth is open with red lips and white teeth. There is a chocolate-brown goatee. A thick wire, string, and band are attached to the back of the mask. Overall signs of chipping and paint loss.Use
PerformanceContext
UnknownCollection
Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
UnknownAttribution
Attributed toRole
MakerDate made
circa 1940 - circa 1949Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
* Untyped Cultural Region
UnknownCulture/Tribe
Unknown