Vaquero Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Vaquero Mask: Black stained wood mask with close-set eye-holes; large nose; carved out open mouth; and long animal hair, tacked on with leather patch at forehead
Vaquero Mask

Black stained wood mask with close-set eye-holes; large nose; carved out open mouth; and long animal hair, tacked on with leather patch at forehead

Name/Title

Vaquero Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.204

Description

A life-sized rectangular wood mask depicting a carob-brown figure. Long animal hair is tacked on with a leather patch on the forehead. The close-set cutout eyeholes are on either side of the large, convex nose. The mouth is cut open. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Overall good condition.

Use

Performance

Context

Baile Patzcares

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

Region

Highlands of Guatemala, Central America

Country

Guatemala

Culture/Tribe

K'iché People
Maya

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

Cowboy, 2014.C-DG.204

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

7-7/8 in

Width

8 in

Depth

4 in

Material

Wood, Metal, Animal hair, Leather, Tacks, Stain