Patzcar-Patrón Mask
Patzcar-Patrón Mask
Wood male mask painted white with heavy black eyebrows that curl up forehead, thin curled black mustache, black chin; almond-shaped eye-holes encircled with black eye-lashes; and with red painted nose, mouth, and cheek circles
Name/Title
Patzcar-Patrón MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.152Description
A small square wood mask depicting a man with a white face. Two oval cutout eyeholes are outlined with black painted lashes and under large, stylized black eyebrows. A red-tipped straight nose is above a thin mustache that curls around red cheek circles. The red mouth is parted and above a teardrop-shaped black goatee. A wire and string are attached to the back of the mask. Some signs of paint loss and chipping.Use
PerformanceContext
Baile de PatzcaresCollection
Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
K’iche’ PeopleAttribution
Attributed toRole
MakerDate made
circa 1950 - 1959Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
* Untyped Cultural Region
Samayac, SuchitepéquezCulture/Tribe
K'iché People
Maya