Unknown Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Unknown Mask: Unpainted wooden mask with heavy brow, almond-shaped eye holes, large triangle nose, and an open rectangle mouth below an abstract mustache
Unknown Mask

Unpainted wooden mask with heavy brow, almond-shaped eye holes, large triangle nose, and an open rectangle mouth below an abstract mustache

Name/Title

Unknown Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.110

Description

A life-sized rectangular wood mask depicting a human figure. Two cutout circular eyeholes on either side of a large, triangular nose. A cutout open mouth under a large, protruding lip area. A wire is attached to the back of the mask.

Use

Unknown

Context

Unknown

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1970 - 1979

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Unknown

Culture/Tribe

Unknown

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

2014.C-DG.110

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

9-1/2 in

Width

6-1/2 in

Depth

3-5/8 in

Material

Wood