Mexicano Mask
Mexicano Mask
Carved and painted wooden mask depicting a male with a smiling mouth; stylized black hair, sideburns, and mustache; brown glass eyes with attached lashes on the top as well as painted lashes underneath with additional circular eye holes beneath the browline; large comical nose protrudes from the face and red-lipped smile exposes white and gold teeth, small black paint dot on the right diagonal from the bottom lip.
Name/Title
Mexicano MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.259Description
A life-sized round wood mask depicting a smiling man with a beige complexion and peach blush accents on the forehead, nose, ears, and cheeks. There is stylized black hair, sideburns, and a parted mustache. Inset brown glass eyes with attached lashes on the upper lash line, painted lashes underneath, and light brown shading around. The cutout circular eyeholes for the wearer are under black brows. A comically large nose protrudes from the face. The smiling mouth has blush-red lips and white and gold teeth. A small black paint dot is on the proper left diagonal from the bottom lip. Incised lines create wrinkles and a smiling expression. A copper wire is attached to the back of the mask. The mask is in overall good condition except for missing lashes.Use
PerformanceContext
Baile de Mexicanos (Dance of the Mexicans) and Baile de los Vaqueros (Dance of the Vaqueros)Collection
Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Tomás Canil MejíaAttribution
Attributed toRole
ArtistDate made
1990Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
City
ChichicastenangoCountry
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaCulture/Tribe
K'iché People
Maya