Tigre (Tiger) Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Tigre (Tiger) Mask: Wooden animal mask with dark yellow face, accented with black stripes and details; eye openings for the wearer above lash-fringed painted brown eyes; and with an open, red mouth.
Tigre (Tiger) Mask

Wooden animal mask with dark yellow face, accented with black stripes and details; eye openings for the wearer above lash-fringed painted brown eyes; and with an open, red mouth.

Name/Title

Tigre (Tiger) Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.92

Description

A life-sized triangular wood mask depicting a canary-yellow tiger. Two upright ears protrude from the head. Two cutout eyeholes above inset brown eyes outlined with black lashes. A straight nose is above a slightly open red mouth. The mask is covered with squiggly black lines to mimic tiger stripes. A wire is attached to the back of the mask.

Use

Performance

Context

Baile de Venado (Deer Dance)/ Prueba del lazo

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

K’iche’ People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1970 - 1979

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

San Andrés Xecúl, Totonicapán

Culture/Tribe

K'iché People
Maya

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

2014.C-DG.92

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

10 in

Width

7-5/8 in

Depth

4-1/8 in

Material

Wood, Gesso, Pigment