Huitzitzil Tzunum Mask
Huitzitzil Tzunum Mask
Carved and painted wooden mask depicting a male with a carved black mustache and colorful blue, green, yellow, white, red feather-like headdress and spread-wing green bird on the forehead; inset glass brown eyes with lined bottom lashes and additional eyeholes under black brows; open mouth shows top row of white teeth.
Name/Title
Huitzitzil Tzunum MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.252Description
A long oval-shaped wood mask depicting a man with a light almond brown complexion and subtle blush accents on the cheeks and nose. A gold, red, blue, and light blue crown encircles the mask. A green bird with spread wings sits on the forehead. Inset brown glass eyes with lashes underneath and dark brown shading around. The cutout eyeholes for the wearer are under black eyebrows. The mouth is parted with blush-red lips and white teeth. A parted black mustache is under a straight nose. A copper wire is attached to the back of the mask. The mask is in excellent despite some paint chipping on the proper left mustache.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