Maximón Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Maximón Mask: Male wood mask with overall black pigment, white eyelashes and mustache, and brown chin.
Maximón Mask

Male wood mask with overall black pigment, white eyelashes and mustache, and brown chin.

Name/Title

Maximón Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.70

Description

A life-sized oval wood mask depicting a man with a black complexion. Painted white eyes are around painted eyes. A small nose is above a parted white mustache and a slightly open mouth. The chin is painted brown. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Overall muddled texture.

Use

Performance

Context

Baile de Maximón

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

K’iche’ People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1960 - 1969

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Samayac, Suchitepéquez

Culture/Tribe

K'iché People
Maya

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

Maximon, 2014.C-DG.70

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

9-5/8 in

Width

7-3/8 in

Depth

3-1/2 in

Material

Wood, Gesso