Abuelo Mask
Abuelo Mask
Dark pink painted carved wooden mask depicting an older male with bald head; down-turned eye-holes under large painted black brows; large flat nose; grinning open mouth with wide painted mustache; and thinning animal hair beard.
Name/Title
Abuelo MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.202Description
A long rectangular wood mask depicting an older man with a salmon-pink complexion. Downturned cutout eyeholes are under large painted black eyebrows. A flat, extended nose is above a grinning open mouth and a wide mustache. A black beard extends from the chin and has animal hair attached. A wire is attached to the back. Overall signs of chipping, cracking paint loss, hair loss, and insect damage.Use
PerformanceContext
Baile CatarinaCollection
Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Kekchi PeopleAttribution
Attributed toRole
MakerDate made
circa 1950 - circa 1959Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
City
Cobán, Alta VerpazCountry
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaCulture/Tribe
Kekchi People
Maya