Cristiano Mask
Cristiano Mask
Carved and painted wooden mask depicting a male with gold stylized hair, decorated gold headpiece, and gold mustache; blue inset glass eyes with additional eyeholes beneath the brows; and with lower pink bottom lip slightly open giving a glimpse of the top row of white and gold teeth
Name/Title
Cristiano MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.257Description
A life-sized round-shaped wood mask depicting a man with light ivory skin, blushed cheeks, and a freckled nose. With gold-stylized hair, a decorative headpiece, and a parted mustache. Inset blue glass eyes (one has fallen out) with gold eyelashes underneath and cutout eyeholes for the wearer above. The mouth is slightly parted with a pink bottom lip and a top row of white and gold teeth. There is a straight nose. A copper wire is attached to the back of the mask. The mask is in good condition despite the missing eye.Use
PerformanceContext
Baile de Moros y Cristianos (Dance of Moors and Christians)Collection
Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Tomás Canil MejíaAttribution
Attributed toRole
ArtistDate made
1990Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
City
ChichicastenangoCountry
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaCulture/Tribe
K'iché People
Maya