Leon (Lion) Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Leon (Lion) Mask: Wooden animal mask with an encircling black mane; yellow face with pink nostrils and black whiskers; brown glass eyes with eye-holes on the forehead; and wide mouth with large teeth viewable from the side.
Leon (Lion) Mask

Wooden animal mask with an encircling black mane; yellow face with pink nostrils and black whiskers; brown glass eyes with eye-holes on the forehead; and wide mouth with large teeth viewable from the side.

Name/Title

Leon (Lion) Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.95

Description

A life-sized circular wood mask depicting a canary-yellow lion with a black mane decorated with incised lines. Rounded upright ears extend from the top of the head. Inset brown eyes with black lashes are underneath a pronounced brow and two cutout eyeholes for the wearer. A large nose has red nostrils and black painted whiskers. The mouth is open and showing white teeth. A wire and rope are attached to the back of the mask. Some signs of pigment loss.

Use

Performance

Context

Baile de Venado (Deer Dance)

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

K’iche’ People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1900 - circa 1910

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

San Cristóbal, Totonicapan

Culture/Tribe

K'iché People
Maya

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

2014.C-DG.95

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

9-13/16 in

Width

8-3/16 in

Depth

5-7/8 in

Material

Gesso, Wood, Glass, Pigment