Moro Mask
Moro Mask
Carved and painted wood male mask with large black eyebrows and mustache; green painted eyes with black painted lashes on the top additional circular eye-holes above the eyes and below the brows; red painted partially open mouth.
Name/Title
Moro MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.134Description
A life-sized wood mask depicting a bald man with a pale ivory complexion and subtle peach blush accents. Two cutout eyeholes are under large black eyebrows and above painted green eyes with black lashes. A large, curved nose with red nostrils is above a large parted black mustache. A closed red mouth is above a painted black goatee. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Overall signs of cracking and pigment loss.Use
PerformanceContext
Baile de Moros y Cristianos (Dance of Moors and Christians)Collection
Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
UnknownAttribution
Attributed toRole
MakerDate made
circa 1930 - 1939Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
Town
Ciudad Vieja, SacatepéquezCountry
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaCulture/Tribe
Unknown