Ratón (Mouse) Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Ratón (Mouse) Mask: Unpainted wood animal mask with small ears; carved almond-shaped eyes with additional eye-holes on the forehead; sharp nose with incised whiskers; and simply carved mouth
Ratón (Mouse) Mask

Unpainted wood animal mask with small ears; carved almond-shaped eyes with additional eye-holes on the forehead; sharp nose with incised whiskers; and simply carved mouth

Name/Title

Ratón (Mouse) Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.188

Description

A life-sized triangular wood mask depicting a peanut-brown rat. Two carved almond-shaped eyes under three incised lines on the brow area. Two cutout eyeholes for the wearer are on the forehead. Two rounded ears protrude from the head. There are incised whiskers, nostrils, and a carved mouth at the end of a sharp nose. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Some signs of scratching.

Use

Performance

Context

Unknown

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

K’iche’ People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1960 - 1969

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Unknown

Culture/Tribe

K'iché People
Maya

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

Rat, 2014.C-DG.188

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

9-1/2 in

Width

6-13/16 in

Depth

4 in

Material

Wood, Stain