Unknown Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Unknown Mask: Wooden male mask repainted blue over red face with prominent brow with deep-set squared eye holes; long straight nose; upturned crescent-shaped moustache; open mouth; and long pointed chin.
Unknown Mask

Wooden male mask repainted blue over red face with prominent brow with deep-set squared eye holes; long straight nose; upturned crescent-shaped moustache; open mouth; and long pointed chin.

Name/Title

Unknown Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.195

Description

A life-sized rectangular wood mask depicting a figure with a cobalt blue face painted over a red base. A prominent brow is above square cutout eyeholes. The long, straight nose is above an upturned crescent-shaped incised mustache. The cutout open mouth is above a long-pointed chin. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Paint chipping and fading.

Use

Performance

Context

Unknown

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

K’iche’ 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

Region

Highlands of Guatemala, Central America

Country

Guatemala

Culture/Tribe

K'iché People
Maya

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

2014.C-DG.195

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

9-1/8 in

Width

6-1/4 in

Depth

4-1/2 in

Material

Wood, Pigment, Gesso