Unknown Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Unknown Mask: Unpainted rough-hewn wood male mask with close-set eye-holes, elongated nose, abbreviated mustache above a closed mouth, and three diagonal slashes on left cheek
Unknown Mask

Unpainted rough-hewn wood male mask with close-set eye-holes, elongated nose, abbreviated mustache above a closed mouth, and three diagonal slashes on left cheek

Name/Title

Unknown Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.108

Description

A life-sized rectangular wood mask depicting a man with close-set cutout eyeholes. A skinny, elongated nose is above a parted mustache and a closed mouth. Three diagonal slashes on the left cheek. A wire is attached to the back of the mask.

Use

Performance

Context

Unknown

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

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

Unknown

Culture/Tribe

Unknown

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

2014.C-DG.108

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

7-7/8 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Depth

3-3/8 in

Material

Wood