Gracejo (Joker) Mask
Gracejo Mask
Wooden mask depicting smiling male with sets of eye-holes, brown hair and mustache, large triangular nose, open mouth showing teeth, and with evidence of much repainting
Name/Title
Gracejo (Joker) MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.120Description
A long oval wood mask depicting a smiling man with rose-beige skin and blush accents on his nose and cheeks. Short, curly wood-brown hair is on the top of the head. Two sets of cutout eyeholes. A large, straight nose is above a parted wood-brown mustache and an open mouth with white teeth. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Overall signs of scratches and paint loss.Use
PerformanceContext
Baile de Moros y Cristianos (Dance of the Moors & Christians)Collection
Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Kekchi PeopleAttribution
Attributed toRole
MakerDate made
circa 1950 - 1959Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
City
Cobán, Alta VerpazCountry
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaCulture/Tribe
Kekchi People
Maya