Diablo (Devil) Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Diablo (Devil) Mask: Wooden mask with horns attached to the sides of head; red pigment covering surface; close-set eye-holes; no nose; and large, painted, rubber tongue hanging from an open mouth
Diablo (Devil) Mask

Wooden mask with horns attached to the sides of head; red pigment covering surface; close-set eye-holes; no nose; and large, painted, rubber tongue hanging from an open mouth

Name/Title

Diablo (Devil) Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.122

Description

A long oval wood mask depicting a figure with a scarlet red complexion. Two large red horns protrude from the forehead. Two close-set cutout eyeholes are above an open mouth with a painted rubber tongue. No nose or hair. A wire and fabric string are attached to the back of the mask. Some signs of pigment loss.

Use

Performance

Context

Baile de Judas

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

K’iche’ People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1960 - 1969

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Samayac, Suchitepéquez

Culture/Tribe

K'iché People
Maya

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

Luzbel (Lucifer), 2014.C-DG.122

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

9-7/8 in

Width

9-1/2 in

Depth

5-3/16 in

Material

Wood, Gesso, Pigment, Rubber, Metal