Diablo (Devil) Mask
Diablo (Devil) Mask
Red painted wood mask with black hair and black horns; painted black eyes with white lashes; eye-holes cut out under brows; and painted black mustache over carved open mouth showing teeth
Name/Title
Diablo (Devil) MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.232Description
A life-sized square-shaped wood mask depicting a figure with a scarlet-red complexion. The hair is black and has two protruding black horns. The black eyes are painted into white semi-circles and outlined with white, painted lashes. Two cutout eyeholes for the wearer are under black eyebrows. A hooked nose is above a black parted mustache. The mouth is open and showing shaded white teeth. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Signs of paint loss, dark residue over the mask, and a concentrated spot of paint loss on the right underside of the chin.Use
PerformanceContext
Baile de Diablos (Dance of Devils)Collection
Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
K’iche’ PeopleAttribution
Attributed toRole
MakerDate made
circa 1980 - circa 1989Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
City
ChichicastenangoCountry
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaCulture/Tribe
K'iché People
Maya