Unknown Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Unknown Mask: Unpainted wooden mask with large almond-shaped eye-holes; long, thin nose; open mouth with carved jagged teeth; and incised carved headband
Unknown Mask

Unpainted wooden mask with large almond-shaped eye-holes; long, thin nose; open mouth with carved jagged teeth; and incised carved headband

Name/Title

Unknown Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.115

Description

A life-sized circular wood mask depicting a human figure. Carved hair and headband detail on the top of the head. Two cutout eyeholes on either side of a skinny, straight nose. An open mouth with two rows of jagged teeth. A wire is attached to the back of the mask.

Use

Unknown

Context

Unknown

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1960 - 1969

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Unknown

Culture/Tribe

Unknown

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

2014.C-DG.115

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

7-7/8 in

Width

6-5/8 in

Depth

4-1/2 in

Material

Wood