Huitzitzil Tzunum Mask
Huitzitzil Tzunum Mask
Wooden male mask with carved incised black mustache; wide-set, painted black eyes with carved out eyeholes under the black brows; red protruding lower lip; and a colorful black, green, yellow, white, and red feather-like headdress around the edge
Name/Title
Huitzitzil Tzunum MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.250Description
A life-sized oval-shaped wood mask depicting a man with a carob brown complexion. A gold, yellow, pink, black, red, and green crown encircles the mask. Painted black eyes are outlined with short, black-painted lashes. The cutout eyeholes for the wearer are underneath black eyebrows. The mouth is closed with straight, crimson-red lips. A straight and parted mustache is under a convex nose and decorated with a geometric pattern. A copper wire is attached to the back of the mask. Very good condition except for some signs of paint chipping on the mustache and nose.Use
PerformanceContext
UnknownCollection
Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
UnknownAttribution
Attributed toRole
MakerDate made
circa 1960 - circa 1969Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
* Untyped Cultural Region
UnknownCulture/Tribe
Unknown