Unknown Mask
Unknown Mask
Painted wood mask depicting an older male with gray wavy mustache, beard, and sideburns; inset brown glass eyes with cutout eyeholes under the brows; and open red-lined mouth with white and gold teeth.
Name/Title
Unknown MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.262Description
A long oval-shaped wood mask depicting an older man with ivory skin and blushed cheeks, nose, and forehead. There is receding, wavy silver hair that leads to curled sideburns. Inset brown glass eyes with silver eyelashes underneath and grey shading around. The cutout eyeholes for the wearer are under grey brows. The mouth is open with rose-pink lips and white and gold teeth. A parted grey mustache is under a large, hooked nose. A copper wire is attached to the back of the mask. The mask is in excellent condition.Use
PerformanceContext
UnknownCollection
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