Unknown Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Unknown Mask: Unpainted wood male mask with a low incised hair line; close-set eyeholes below heavy brow; curved nose with simple mustache below; and small carved mouth
Unknown Mask

Unpainted wood male mask with a low incised hair line; close-set eyeholes below heavy brow; curved nose with simple mustache below; and small carved mouth

Name/Title

Unknown Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.248

Description

A life-sized rectangular wood mask depicting a man. The forehead is cut off by a low hairline. There are darker, carved eyebrows above close-set cutout eyeholes. A small convex nose is above a carved mustache and a small mouth. A copper wire and fraying rope are attached to the back of the mask. Overall scratch marks and chipping.

Use

Performance

Context

Unknown

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1970 - circa 1979

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Sololá, Sololá

Culture/Tribe

Unknown

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

Man, 2014.C-DG.248

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

6-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Depth

4-5/16 in

Material

Wood