Patzcar-Patrón Mask
Patzcar-Patrón Mask
Wood male mask painted white with curled black eyebrows; black mustache curled over large red cheek circles; black goatee; eye-holes with painted black lashes; red-tipped nose above a red-lined down-turned open mouth
Name/Title
Patzcar-Patrón MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.159Description
A small oval wood mask depicting a male figure with a white face. Two semicircle cutout eyeholes outlined with thin black painted eyelashes and under curly black eyebrows. A large convex nose is above a parted mustache that curls over red cheek circles. The red mouth is open and above a teardrop goatee. A wire and a white rope are attached to the back. Minor scratches 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 CenturyPlace
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
* Untyped Cultural Region
Samayac, SuchitepéquezCulture/Tribe
K'iché People
Maya