Venado (Deer) Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Venado (Deer) Mask: Brown painted wood animal mask with small deer antlers attached; inset blue glass eyes; oval ears with tassels; long narrow muzzle with open mouth; and an elaborate star headpiece attached between the ears
Venado (Deer) Mask

Brown painted wood animal mask with small deer antlers attached; inset blue glass eyes; oval ears with tassels; long narrow muzzle with open mouth; and an elaborate star headpiece attached between the ears

Name/Title

Venado (Deer) Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.229

Description

A large teardrop-shaped wood mask depicting a mocha-brown deer. Small deer antlers are attached to the top of the head. A large polychrome fabric applique is attached to the forehead. Fabric ears with tassels are attached to the sides of the head. Inset green glass eyes are surrounded by white. A long muzzle has a carved mouth and two nostrils. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Some chipping on the nose and a large crack in the back of a mask.

Use

Performance

Context

Baile del Venado (Dance of the Deer)

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

K’iche’ People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

El Quiché, Guatemala

Culture/Tribe

K'iché People
Maya

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

2014.C-DG.229

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

18 in

Width

10 in

Depth

5-1/2 in

Material

Wood, Pigment, Gesso, Fabric, Metal, Glass