Patzcar-Patrón Mask
Patzcar-Patrón Mask
Wood male mask, painted white and aged with black stain: black curly eyebrows, thin black mustache ending at red cheek circles and black goatee; oval eye-holes with black eye-lashes; and with red tipped nose and red-outlined open mouth
Name/Title
Patzcar-Patrón MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.158Description
A life-sized round wood mask depicting a male figure with a white face. Two oval cutout eyeholes are under painted black lashes and intricate black eyebrows. A short nose is above a thin parted black mustache that curls around red cheek circles. The red mouth is open and above a large chin with a small goatee. A wire and rope are attached to the back of the mask. Overall signs of scratches, stains, and paint loss.Use
PerformanceContext
Baile de PatzcaresCollection
Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
K’iche’ PeopleAttribution
Attributed toRole
MakerDate made
circa 1960 - 1969Time Period
20th CenturyEthnography
Cultural Region
* Untyped Cultural Region
Nahualá, SololáCulture/Tribe
K'iché People
Maya