Mico (Monkey) Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Mico (Monkey) Mask: Wooden animal mask with round black head; small round eye-holes; tan painted protruding nose; and ears indicated by incised swirls
Mico (Monkey) Mask

Wooden animal mask with round black head; small round eye-holes; tan painted protruding nose; and ears indicated by incised swirls

Name/Title

Mico (Monkey) Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.132

Description

A life-sized oval wood mask depicting a monkey with a dark brown face. Two circular cutout eyeholes are on the forehead. A peanut-brown muzzle protrudes with two red nostrils. There are red S-shaped lines on either side of the head to represent the ears. A wire is attached of the back. Some signs of pigment loss.

Use

Performance

Context

Baile del Venado (Dance of the Deer)

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

Region

Highlands of Guatemala, Central America

Country

Guatemala

Culture/Tribe

K'iché People
Maya

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

Animal, 2014.C-DG.132

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

7 in

Depth

5-1/8 in

Material

Wood, Gesso, Pigment