Diablo Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Diablo Mask: Wooden mask depicting a red-faced male with horns, black rimmed inset eyes, eye-holes at the brow ridge, black pointed carved ears, and an open mouth with flared carved teeth.
Diablo Mask

Wooden mask depicting a red-faced male with horns, black rimmed inset eyes, eye-holes at the brow ridge, black pointed carved ears, and an open mouth with flared carved teeth.

Name/Title

Diablo Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.14

Description

A life-sized oval wood mask depicting a man with a red complexion. Two horns extend from the forehead. Cutout eyeholes for the wearer are above inset black eyes outlined with black shading. A curved nose is above an open mouth with flared teeth. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Some signs of paint chipping.

Use

Performance

Context

Baile de Judas (Dance of Judas)

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

K’iche’ People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1970 - 1979

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Samayac, Suchitepéquez

Culture/Tribe

K'iché People
Maya

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

Luzbel, Lucifer, Judas, Devil, Diablo, 2014.C-DG.13

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

8-5/8 in

Width

6-1/2 in

Depth

4-1/2 in

Material

Wood, Gesso, Pigment, Plastic, Metal