Unknown Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Unknown Mask: Brown stained wood male mask with black painted eyebrows that curve down becoming sideburns; black plank-like mustache below long nose; gouged out mouth with black painted goatee below; and marbles set in animal skin patches for eyes.
Unknown Mask

Brown stained wood male mask with black painted eyebrows that curve down becoming sideburns; black plank-like mustache below long nose; gouged out mouth with black painted goatee below; and marbles set in animal skin patches for eyes.

Name/Title

Unknown Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.146

Description

A life-sized rectangular wood mask depicting a man with a walnut-brown complexion. Two painted black eyebrows extend into sideburns. There are large almond-shaped animal skin eyes with inset marbles and a long nose above a black mustache. The mouth is open. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Signs of paint loss.

Use

Performance

Context

Unknown

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1960 - 1969

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

South Coast, Guatemala

Culture/Tribe

Unknown

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

2014.C-DG.146

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

6-1/2 in

Depth

4-5/16 in

Material

Wood, Pigment, Fur, Glass