Cacique Mask
Cacique Mask
Wooden male mask with carved black mustache; painted brown eyes with carved out eyeholes under the black brows; open mouth with white teeth; and colorful blue, green, yellow, and red feather headdress with gold strap
Name/Title
Cacique MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.253Description
A life-sized triangle-shaped wood mask depicting a man with a cedar-brown complexion and blush accents on cheeks, nose, and ears. With a blue, green, yellow, and red feather gold headdress. Inset light brown glass eyes with black painted lashes underneath and dark shading around. The cutout eyeholes for the wearer are under black eyebrows. A parted black mustache is under a straight nose. The mouth is parted with berry-red lips and white teeth. A copper wire is attached to the back of the mask. The mask is in good condition except for paint chipping on the nose.Use
PerformanceContext
Baile de la Conquista (Dance of the Conquest)Collection
Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Tomás Canil MejíaAttribution
Attributed toRole
ArtistDate made
1990Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
City
ChichicastenangoCountry
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaCulture/Tribe
K'iché People
Maya