Pedro de Alvarado Mask
Pedro de Alvarado Mask
Painted wood mask depicting older male with gold hair, curled sideburns, large gold mustache and long bread; inset brown glass eyes with round eye-holes above; large nose; and grimacing red lipped mouth with clenched teeth
Name/Title
Pedro de Alvarado MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.197Description
A long rectangular wood mask depicting an older man with ivory skin and red blushed cheeks. The gold hair leads to curled sideburns. The cutout eyeholes for the wearer are above inset brown glass eyes. A large, hooked nose is above a parted gold mustache. The mouth is grimacing with red lips and clenched white teeth. Incised lines create wrinkles. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Overall good condition except for the sooty effect all over the mask.Use
PerformanceContext
Baile de la Conquista (Dance of the Conquest)Collection
Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
K’iche’ PeopleAttribution
Attributed toRole
MakerDate made
circa 1970 - circa 1979Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
Region
Highlands of Guatemala, Central AmericaCountry
GuatemalaCulture/Tribe
K'iché People
Maya