Vaquero Mask
Vaquero Mask
Carved wooden male mask with sharp nose, open mouth with teeth, red skin, and carved black hair and beard.
Name/Title
Vaquero MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.33Description
A life-sized oval wood mask depicting a man with a blush red complexion and red blush accents on cheeks and sharp nose. Black eyebrows are over two sets of cutout eyeholes, one with black lashes underneath. The nose is above an open mouth with teeth. There is carved black hair leading into a carved beard. Painted black sideburns. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Various signs of paint chipping.Use
PerformanceContext
UnknownCollection
Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
UnknownRole
MakerDate made
circa 1960 - 1969Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
* Untyped Cultural Region
UnknownCulture/Tribe
Unknown