Mico (Monkey) Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Mico (Monkey) Mask: Wooden animal mask with white face and brown hair; blue glass inset eyes encircled in brown and black lashes; one round eye hole between eyes; pink nose; and open mouth with teeth
Mico (Monkey) Mask

Wooden animal mask with white face and brown hair; blue glass inset eyes encircled in brown and black lashes; one round eye hole between eyes; pink nose; and open mouth with teeth

Name/Title

Mico (Monkey) Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.241

Description

A life-sized rectangular wood mask depicting a monkey with a white face and dark brown hair. Inset blue glass eyes are encircled with a rose-red circle and brown lashes. One round cutout eyehole is between the eyes. A protruding rose-red nose has carved nostrils and an open, brown mouth with white teeth. A copper wire is attached to the back of the mask. Overall scratch marks and paint loss.

Use

Performance

Context

Tourist Mask

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

K’iche’ People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1990 - circa 1999

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Chichicastenango

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Culture/Tribe

K'iché People
Maya

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

2014.C-DG.241

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

7-3/16 in

Width

6-3/16 in

Depth

4 in

Material

Wood, Pigment, Glass, Plastic