Unknown Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Unknown Mask: Wooden face mask with large incised eyebrows above carved eyes, as well as eye-holes for the wearer; large nose and chin, with receding mouth area; and with patches of red paint on cheeks and mouth.
Unknown Mask

Wooden face mask with large incised eyebrows above carved eyes, as well as eye-holes for the wearer; large nose and chin, with receding mouth area; and with patches of red paint on cheeks and mouth.

Name/Title

Unknown Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.118

Description

A life-sized oval wood mask depicting a dark figure with crimson-red accents on the sides of the face. Two large, curved eyebrows above two cutout eyeholes for the wearer and incised eyes. A large hook nose is above a closed, frowning red mouth. Overall green and purple accents. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Overall signs of cracking and pigment 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 1940 - 1949

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.118

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

9 in

Width

6-5/8 in

Depth

5-13/16 in

Material

Wood, Gesso, Pigment