Unknown Mask
Unknown Mask
Painted wood mask depicting an older male with gray wavy hair, mustache, beard, and sideburns; closed eyes with cutout eyeholes under gray eyebrows; closed red-lipped mouth; and red paint drops and slashed on cheek and forehead
Name/Title
Unknown MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.265Description
A long oval-shaped wood mask depicting an older man with ivory skin and grey accents on cheeks, nose, and eyelids. There is receding, wavy silver hair that leads to curled sideburns. There is also a parted silver mustache and beard. The eyes are closed and are lined with black eyelashes. The cutout eyeholes for the wearer are under thin grey eyebrows. The mouth is red and closed. Dark red bleeding slashes are painted on the cheeks and forehead. A copper wire is attached to the back. The mask is in excellent condition.Use
PerformanceCollection
Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Tomás Canil MejíaAttribution
Attributed toRole
ArtistDate made
1990Place
City
ChichicastenangoCountry
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaCulture/Tribe
K'iché People
Maya