Perro (Dog) Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Perro (Dog) Mask: Painted wood mask depicting a dog’s white head with black ears carved down sides; blue glass eyes trimmed in black paint; carved out eye-holes on forehead; black painted nose; and large, open red mouth with carved teeth
Perro (Dog) Mask

Painted wood mask depicting a dog’s white head with black ears carved down sides; blue glass eyes trimmed in black paint; carved out eye-holes on forehead; black painted nose; and large, open red mouth with carved teeth

Name/Title

Perro (Dog) Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.182

Description

A life-sized oval wood mask depicting a white dog with black ears. Two inset blue eyes encircled with black. Two cutout eyeholes for the wearer on the forehead. A black painted nose with red nostrils on the end of a protruding muzzle. An open red mouth with white teeth. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Some pigment loss and a split in the mouth.

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 1970 - circa 1979

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

2014.C-DG.182

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

7-5/16 in

Width

6 in

Depth

4-5/8 in

Material

Glass, Pigment, Gesso, Wood