Mico (Monkey) Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Mico Mask: Wooden animal mask with round eye-holes and another set of smaller eye-holes on forehead; small ears on each side; overall black pigment with white nose and mouth area
Mico Mask

Wooden animal mask with round eye-holes and another set of smaller eye-holes on forehead; small ears on each side; overall black pigment with white nose and mouth area

Name/Title

Mico (Monkey) Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.100

Description

A life-sized oval wood mask depicting a monkey with a dark brown face. Two circular cutout eyeholes are on the forehead. Another set of cutout eyeholes outlined with brown. Two ears extend from the side of the head. A white muzzle extends from the face and has carved nostrils and teeth. A wire and rubber are attached to the back for the mask. Overall signs of pigment loss.

Use

Performance

Context

Baile de 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 1950 - 1959

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Nahualá, Sololá

Culture/Tribe

K'iché People
Maya

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

Monkey, 2014.C-DG.100

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

7-1/2 in

Width

6-5/8 in

Depth

4 in

Material

Wood, Pigment, Gesso