Patzcarina-Patrona Mask
Patzcarina-Patrona Mask
Heavily worn wood female mask, originally painted white, with black hair with centered knot curl; painted eyes with additional holes under brows; and with red tipped nose, red cheek dots, and small red-outlined mouth
Name/Title
Patzcarina-Patrona MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.156Description
A life-sized diamond-shaped wood mask depicting a woman with a white face. Black hair detailed with incised lines and a centered knot curl. Painted and carved eyes outlined with black eyelashes are under large cutout eyeholes for the wearer and black eyebrows. A red-tipped straight nose is above a simply carved red mouth. Two red circles are on the cheeks. A wire and green rope are attached to the back of the mask. Paint chipping, loss, and abrasion.Use
PerformanceContext
Baile de PatzcaresCollection
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
* Untyped Cultural Region
Nahualá, SololáCulture/Tribe
K'iché People
Maya