Cristiano Mask
Cristiano Mask
Wooden male mask with brown hair and mustache. The mask is shown with four carved out eyes with the two on the top below the eyebrows for the viewer. There is also a white cloth collar attached around the mask.
Name/Title
Cristiano MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.65Description
A large rectangular wood mask depicting a man with an apricot orange complexion and peach blush. The brown hair is stylized and leads into curled sideburns. Painted brown eyebrows are above two sets of cutout eyeholes. A straight nose is above a parted brown mustache and an open mouth with white teeth. The chin is painted sky blue. There is a half-circle white ruff around the lower edge of the mask. A wire and brown fabric are attached to the back of the mask.Use
PerformanceContext
Baile de Moros y Cristianos (Dance of Moors and Christians)Collection
Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Kekchi PeopleAttribution
Attributed toRole
MakerDate made
circa 1960 - 1969Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
City
Cobán, Alta VerpazCountry
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaCulture/Tribe
Kekchi People
Maya