Moro (Moor) Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Moro (Moor) Mask: Brown stained wood mask depicting a male with incised hair and V-shape carved into the forehead; narrow eye-holes; small ears; wide nose; large upturned mustache; and down-turned closed mouth
Moro (Moor) Mask

Brown stained wood mask depicting a male with incised hair and V-shape carved into the forehead; narrow eye-holes; small ears; wide nose; large upturned mustache; and down-turned closed mouth

Name/Title

Moro (Moor) Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.234

Description

A life-sized wood mask depicting a man with incised eyebrows, hair, and mustache. There are narrow eyeholes cut into carved eyes. The nose is straight and decorated with incised lines. The carved mouth is frowning. The eyebrows are raised and furrowed to give the mask an angry expression. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. There is a large vertical crack in the mask.

Use

Performance

Context

Unknown

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Kekchi People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1960 - circa 1969

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Verapaces, Guatemala

Culture/Tribe

Kekchi People
Maya

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

2014.C-DG.234

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

7-7/8 in

Width

6 in

Depth

2-1/2 in

Material

Wood