Panchita Mask
Panchita Mask
Small, female mask with carved hair, parted in the middle and painted black; light pink face with worn-off paint; painted staring eyes encircled in thick black lines and with additional eye-holes under the black brows; and an open mouth lined in red showing a row of upper teeth
Name/Title
Panchita MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.168Description
A small rectangular wood mask depicting a woman with a flamingo-pink complexion. The black hair is carved with lines and parted in the middle. Carved brown eyes are outlined with a thick black line. Two cutout eyeholes for the wearer are above the eyes and under black eyebrows. A small and short nose is above the open red mouth showing a row of teeth. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Overall signs of paint abrasion and loss.Use
PerformanceContext
Baile de Mexicanos (Dance of the Mexicans)Collection
Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
K’iche’ PeopleAttribution
Attributed toRole
MakerDate made
circa 1960 - 1969Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
Region
Highlands of Guatemala, Central AmericaCountry
GuatemalaCulture/Tribe
K'iché People
Maya