Unknown Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Unknown Mask: Crudely made and painted black mask with large straight nose; inset blue glass eyes; and slightly open mouth with larger lower lip
Unknown Mask

Crudely made and painted black mask with large straight nose; inset blue glass eyes; and slightly open mouth with larger lower lip

Name/Title

Unknown Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.177

Description

A skinny oval wood mask depicting a figure with a black complexion. Incised lines to create hair. Two inset blue glass eyes are outlined with white. A large, straight nose is above an open mouth with red lips. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Overall signs of chipping and paint loss.

Use

Performance

Context

Unknown

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1960 - circa 1969

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

South Coast, Guatemala

Culture/Tribe

Unknown

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

2014.C-DG.177

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

7 in

Width

4-1/4 in

Depth

3-1/4 in

Material

Wood, Pigment, Gesso, beads