Pedro de Alvarado Mask
Pedro de Alvarado Mask
Carved and painted wooden mask depicting a male with stylized gold hair, sideburns, mustache, and beard; inset brown glass eyes with circular eyeholes beneath gold brows and gold lashes lining the bottom of the eyes; Open pink mouth shows the top row of white teeth.
Name/Title
Pedro de Alvarado MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.258Description
A long triangle-shaped wood mask depicting a man with ivory skin and blush accents on cheeks, nose, and forehead. There is stylized gold hair, sideburns, parted mustache, and a beard that curls at the bottom. Inset brown glass eyes with gold painted lashes underneath and grey shading around. The cutout circular eyeholes for the wearer are under gold brows. The mouth is open with blush-red lips and white teeth. Incised lines create concerned wrinkles on the forehead and laugh lines. 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
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
City
ChichicastenangoCountry
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaCulture/Tribe
K'iché People
Maya