Cristiano Mask
Cristiano Mask
Heavily used wood mask with much paint loss and cracking of pink-faced male; large elaborate eyebrows; curled gold mustache and gold chin; two sets of eyeholes; and open mouth, accented with red, expending around the mustache
Name/Title
Cristiano MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.186Description
A life-sized rectangular wood mask depicting a man with a peach complexion. With large gold eyebrows over two sets of cutout eyeholes. A small nose is over a curled parted gold mustache. Red details between the brows and around the mustache and mouth. A gold goatee is on the blue chin. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. The mask is heavily used with much paint loss and cracking.Use
PerformanceContext
Baile de Morors y Cristianos (Dance of the Moors and Christians)Collection
Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Kekchi PeopleAttribution
Attributed toRole
MakerDate made
circa 1890 - circa 1899Time Period
19th CenturyPlace
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
City
Cobán, Alta VerpazCountry
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaCulture/Tribe
Kekchi People
Maya