Venado (Deer) Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Venado (Deer) Mask: Black painted animal mask with silver deer antlers; black eyes set in white; narrow muzzle with extended red tongue; and silver edged textile headpiece of three diamond shapes and end tassels
Venado (Deer) Mask

Black painted animal mask with silver deer antlers; black eyes set in white; narrow muzzle with extended red tongue; and silver edged textile headpiece of three diamond shapes and end tassels

Name/Title

Venado (Deer) Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.225

Description

A large teardrop-shaped wood mask depicting a chocolate-brown deer. Silver deer antlers are attached to the top of the head. Three fabric diamonds are decorated with silver foil, and tassels, and attached to the head with red string. Eyes outlined with white. A long muzzle has accented red nostrils, an open mouth, and an extended red tongue. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Many cracks in the wood.

Use

Performance

Context

Baile del Venado (Dance of the Deer), Baile del Animales (Dance of the Animals)

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

K’iche’ People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1950 - circa 1959

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

El Quiché, Guatemala

Culture/Tribe

K'iché People
Maya

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

2014.C-DG.225

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

16-3/16 in

Width

12 in

Depth

6-5/16 in

Material

Wood, Pigment, Metal, Plastic, Mirrors, Gesso, Fabric, Animal horn