Tacuazin (Opossum) Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Tacuazin (Opossum) Mask: Unpainted wood animal mask with long face; small ears; wide-set carved eyes with close-set eye-holes; and pointed nose
Tacuazin (Opossum) Mask

Unpainted wood animal mask with long face; small ears; wide-set carved eyes with close-set eye-holes; and pointed nose

Name/Title

Tacuazin (Opossum) Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.191

Description

A life-sized triangular wood mask depicting a peanut-brown opossum. Two curved ears are attached to the top of the head. Two cutout eyeholes for the wearer are above carved oval eyes. There is a small nose and a simply carved mouth at the end of a long snout. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Some signs of scratching and tape on the sides of the mask.

Use

Performance

Context

Unknown

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

K’iche’ People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1960 - circa 1969

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Unknown

Culture/Tribe

K'iché People
Maya

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

Possum, 2014.C-DG.191

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

9-1/2 in

Width

7-5/16 in

Depth

3-1/2 in

Material

Wood, Stain