Huitzizil Tzunum Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Huitzizil Tzunum Mask: Wooden male mask with over-sized yellow eyebrows and mustache; painted eyes with carved out eyeholes under the brows; red parted mouth; and a colorful blue, yellow, and red ruffle around the edge
Huitzizil Tzunum Mask

Wooden male mask with over-sized yellow eyebrows and mustache; painted eyes with carved out eyeholes under the brows; red parted mouth; and a colorful blue, yellow, and red ruffle around the edge

Name/Title

Huitzizil Tzunum Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.75

Description

A life-sized oval wood mask depicting a man with an ivory complexion and subtle pink blush. A blue, yellow, red, and black crown encircles the mask. Large yellow eyebrows are above two cutout eyeholes and painted black eyes. A large, curved nose is above a parted yellow mustache and a slightly open pink mouth. The chin is painted baby blue. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Some loss of pigment

Use

Performance

Context

Baile de la Conquista (Dance of the Conquest)

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

South Coast, Guatemala

Culture/Tribe

K'iché People
Maya

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

2014.C-DG.75

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

11 in

Width

10 in

Depth

5 in

Material

Wood, Gesso