Patrón Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Patrón Mask: Carved wood mask depicting a red-faced man with a long black beard, one arched brow over round eye holes, and silver painted hair.
Patrón Mask

Carved wood mask depicting a red-faced man with a long black beard, one arched brow over round eye holes, and silver painted hair.

Name/Title

Patrón Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.25

Description

A long triangular wood mask depicting a man with a red complexion. The hair is silver and there is a long black beard. Black eyebrows are over two cutout eyeholes. A small nose is above a parted black mustache and closed mouth. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Various signs of paint chipping.

Use

Performance

Context

Baile Catarina

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Kekchi People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1960 - 1969

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Cobán, Alta Verpaz

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Culture/Tribe

Kekchi People
Maya

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

Boss, Patron, 2014.C-DG.25

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

11-13/16 in

Width

6-13/16 in

Depth

4-5/16 in

Material

Wood, Pigment, Gesso