Pedro Portocarrero Mask
Pedro Portocarrero Mask
Wooden mask depiction of a male Spaniard with brown stylized hair, wavy sideburns, and full curled beard; two pairs of eye-holes with one glass eye; and mottled face paint.
Name/Title
Pedro Portocarrero MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.196Description
A life-sized circle wood mask depicting a Spaniard with an ivory complexion. The stylized umber-brown hair leads into curled sideburns. One inset brown glass eye is looking to the proper left side; the other has fallen out. The cutout eyeholes for the wearer are under the eyebrows. The straight nose is above a curled, parted umber-brown mustache and a curled beard. The mouth is closed. There are remnants of pink and brown details all over the face. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. An overall muddled and faded texture.Use
PerformanceContext
Baile de la Conquista (Dance of the Conquest)Collection
Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
K’iche’ PeopleAttribution
Attributed toRole
MakerDate made
circa 1950 - circa 1959Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
Region
Highlands of Guatemala, Central AmericaCountry
GuatemalaCulture/Tribe
K'iché People
Maya