Perro (Dog) Mask
Perro (Dog) Mask
Painted wood mask depicting a dog’s yellow head with much paint loss across the top; large ears carved down sides; overall black brushstrokes indicating fur; carved black eyes trimmed with black lashes and with eye-holes on forehead; brown painted nose; and red-trimmed closed mouth
Name/Title
Perro (Dog) MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.183Description
A life-sized triangular wood mask depicting a daffodil-yellow dog. Two round ears are on the sides of the head. Carved almond-shaped eyes encircled with black lashes. Two cutout eyeholes for the wearer on the forehead. Overall black brushstrokes indicate fur. A brown-painted nose, red nostrils, and a red mouth are on the end of an extended muzzle. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Major paint loss all over the mask.Use
PerformanceContext
Baile del Venado (Dance of the Deer)Collection
Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
K’iche’ PeopleAttribution
Attributed toRole
MakerDate made
circa 1960 - circa 1969Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
Region
Highlands of Guatemala, Central AmericaCountry
GuatemalaCulture/Tribe
K'iché People
Maya