Vaquero Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Vaquero Mask: Wooden male mask with gold hair, sideburns, and mustache; inset brown glass eyes fringed with black lashes and black eyebrows; large nose with red tip; pointed chin; and red lipped mouth with row of white teeth
Vaquero Mask

Wooden male mask with gold hair, sideburns, and mustache; inset brown glass eyes fringed with black lashes and black eyebrows; large nose with red tip; pointed chin; and red lipped mouth with row of white teeth

Name/Title

Vaquero Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.144

Description

A life-sized oval wood mask depicting a male figure with an ivory complexion, blush accents, and carved gold hair, and parted mustache. One set of cutout eyeholes above inset brown glass eyes with black painted lashes. Painted black eyebrows are above the eyes. A large straight nose is above a parted mouth showing white teeth. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Signs of paint loss.

Use

Performance

Context

Baile del Torito (Dance of the Bull)

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

City

Chichicastenango

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Culture/Tribe

K'iché People
Maya

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

Crown, Headpiece, Cowboy, 2014.C-DG.144

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

7 in

Width

5-5/8 in

Depth

5-5/16 in

Material

Glass, Wood, Pigment, Gesso