Dead Tecún Umán Mask
Dead Tecún Umán Mask
Painted, wood, male mask with dark face; closed eyes with eyeholes under black brows; black hair, mustache, and curled sideburns; red-trimmed mouth and red painted drops and slash on cheeks; and two green birds on either side of the forehead
Name/Title
Dead Tecún Umán MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.264Description
A long diamond face-shaped wood mask depicting a man with a chestnut brown complexion and silver accents on cheeks, nose, and eyelids. The mask has curly black carved hair that leads into sideburns. The hair is decorated with two green birds. The eyes are closed and are lined with black eyelashes. The cutout eyeholes for the wearer are under black eyebrows. The mouth is red and closed. A parted black mustache is under a hooked nose. Dark red bleeding slashes are painted on the cheeks, nose, and forehead. A copper wire is attached to the back of the mask. The mask is in excellent condition.Use
PerformanceContext
Baile de la Conquista (Dance of the Conquest)Collection
Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Tomás Canil MejíaAttribution
Attributed toRole
ArtistDate made
1990Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
City
ChichicastenangoCountry
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaCulture/Tribe
K'iché People
Maya