Mico (Monkey) Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Mico (Monkey) Mask: Small wood animal mask depicting a black face with wide-open starting black eyes, outlined in red and surrounded white feathered brushstrokes; carved ears on each side of head; and protruding white muzzle with red painted nostrils and mouth
Mico (Monkey) Mask

Small wood animal mask depicting a black face with wide-open starting black eyes, outlined in red and surrounded white feathered brushstrokes; carved ears on each side of head; and protruding white muzzle with red painted nostrils and mouth

Name/Title

Mico (Monkey) Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.173

Description

Small circular wood mask depicting a monkey with a black face. The brown eyes are wide and outlined with coral-pink circles and white feather-like brushstrokes. Two cutout eyeholes for the wearer are above the painted eyes. A narrow white snout protrudes from the face and has coral-pink nostrils and a frowning mouth. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Very good condition except for some paint loss on the nose.

Use

Performance

Context

Baile del Venado (Dance of the Deer)

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

K’iche’ People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1930 - 1939

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Highlands of Guatemala, Central America

Country

Guatemala

Culture/Tribe

K'iché People
Maya

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

Animal, 2014.C-DG.173

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

5-1/2 in

Width

4-1/2 in

Depth

3-1/2 in

Material

Wood, Gesso, Pigment