Spaniard Mask
Spaniard Mask
Wooden male mask with black stylized hair that ends in a long beard; almond-shaped eye-holes with additional round eye-holes under black brows; and black mustache over a red, open mouth
Name/Title
Spaniard MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.104Description
A long teardrop wood mask depicting a man with light rosewood skin. Black stylized hair leads into a long, pointed beard. Painted black eyebrows are above two sets of cutout eyeholes. A small nose is above a black painted mustache and a slightly parted red mouth. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Overall signs of pigment loss.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
Region
Highlands of Guatemala, Central AmericaCountry
GuatemalaCulture/Tribe
Unknown