Pajáro (Bird) Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Pajáro (Bird) Mask: Stained wood bird mask with round head; carved almond/shaped eyes with additional eye-holes on forehead; and large carved, closed beck
Pajáro (Bird) Mask

Stained wood bird mask with round head; carved almond/shaped eyes with additional eye-holes on forehead; and large carved, closed beck

Name/Title

Pajáro (Bird) Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.189

Description

A life-sized triangular wood mask depicting a peanut-brown bird. There are carved almond-shaped eyes under three incised lines on the brow area. Two cutout eyeholes for the wearer on the forehead. A large straight beak extends from the face with a mouth and nostrils carved into it. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Overall signs of scratching and a gash in the right eyebrow.

Use

Performance

Context

Unknown

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

K’iche’ People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1960 - circa 1969

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Unknown

Culture/Tribe

K'iché People
Maya

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

2014.C-DG.189

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

8-1/2 in

Width

6-1/2 in

Depth

4-5/16 in

Material

Wood, Stain