Mico (Monkey) Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Mico (Monkey) Mask: Wooden animal mask with black face and surrounding green paint; small, round white and red eyes under a heavy brow; and red tinted open mouth.
Mico (Monkey) Mask

Wooden animal mask with black face and surrounding green paint; small, round white and red eyes under a heavy brow; and red tinted open mouth.

Name/Title

Mico (Monkey) Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.86

Description

A life-sized rectangular wood mask depicting a black monkey outlined with green. Deep-set round red eyes with cutout eyeholes for the wearer above. A protruding closed red mouth. A wire is attached to the back of the mask.

Use

Performance

Context

Baile de Animalitos (Dance of the Animals)

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

K’iche’ People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1960 - 1969

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Town

Rabinal, Baja Verapaz

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Culture/Tribe

K'iché People
Maya

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

2014.C-DG.86

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

7-1/8 in

Width

4-1/2 in

Depth

3-3/8 in

Material

Wood, Pigment, Gesso