Diablo (Devil) Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Diablo (Devil) Mask: Red painted wood mask with short red and black forked horns; black design on forehead; green eyes set in white surrounded by black; additional black designs on cheeks and chin; and white smiling mouth with four long tusks
Diablo (Devil) Mask

Red painted wood mask with short red and black forked horns; black design on forehead; green eyes set in white surrounded by black; additional black designs on cheeks and chin; and white smiling mouth with four long tusks

Name/Title

Diablo (Devil) Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.219

Description

A life-sized rectangular wood mask depicting a figure with a black complexion and red designs, including a red organic shape on the forehead. Two horns with red tips protrude from the head. The black eyes are encircled with green and outlined with white. The cutout eyeholes for the wearer are above the eyes. A bumpy nose is above a smiling mouth with white teeth and four white tusks. A blue wire is attached to the back.

Use

Performance

Context

Baile de los 24 Diablos (Dance of 24 Devils)

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Ladino People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1940 - circa 1949

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Town

Ciudad Vieja, Sacatepéquez

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Culture/Tribe

Ladino

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

2014.C-DG.219

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

7-5/8 in

Width

6 in

Depth

4-1/2 in

Material

Wood, Pigment, Gesso