Coyote Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Coyote Mask: Stained wood animal mask with long straight muzzle; deep-set carved eyes with additional eye-holes on the forehead; upright pointed ears; and an open mouth showing large teeth
Coyote Mask

Stained wood animal mask with long straight muzzle; deep-set carved eyes with additional eye-holes on the forehead; upright pointed ears; and an open mouth showing large teeth

Name/Title

Coyote Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.194

Description

A life-sized triangular mask depicting a peanut-brown animal. There are two triangular ears on top of the head. The carved eyes are under the eyebrows and the cutout eyeholes are for the wearer. There is a long, straight muzzle with carved nostrils and a smiling mouth showing teeth. Incised lines decorate the top of the head. A wire is attached to the back. Excellent condition.

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

Animal, 2014.C-DG.194

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

10-5/16 in

Width

6-3/8 in

Depth

3-1/2 in

Material

Wood, Stain