Mexicano Mask
Mexicano Mask
Painted wood male mask with brown stylized hair, sideburns, and curled mustache; brown eyes with cutout eyeholes under the brows; and smiling mouth with white and gold teeth
Name/Title
Mexicano MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.255Description
A life-sized round wood mask depicting a smiling man with a beige complexion and peach blush accents on the forehead, nose, and cheeks. There is stylized brown hair, sideburns, and a parted mustache. Inset brown glass eyes with painted brown lashes underneath and brown shading around. Cutout eyeholes for the wearer are under raised eyebrows. A comically large nose protrudes from the face. The smiling mouth has rouge-pink lips and white and gold teeth. Incised lines create wrinkles and a smiling expression. A copper wire is attached to the back of the mask. The mask is in excellent condition.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
circa 1990Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
City
ChichicastenangoCountry
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaCulture/Tribe
K'iché People
Maya