Patzcarina-Patróna Mask
Patzcarina-Patróna Mask
Oval wood female mask with black hair styled with the prescribed front knot; painted brown eyes with eyeholes under the brows; small straight nose; small red-trimmed mouth; and large chin area
Name/Title
Patzcarina-Patróna MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.249Description
A long, oval-shaped wood mask depicting a woman with black hair styled with a front knot. Painted brown eyes with black eyelashes and cutout eyeholes for the wearer above. Thin black eyebrows with incised worry lines. A small, convex nose is above a small red mouth. Faded flamingo-pink blush circles on the cheeks flank deeply carved smile lines. A copper wire is attached to the back of the mask. There are overall scratches and very faded paint.Use
PerformanceContext
Baile de PatzcaresCollection
Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
K’iche’ PeopleAttribution
Attributed toRole
MakerDate made
circa 1980 - circa 1989Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
* Untyped Cultural Region
Nahualá, SololáCulture/Tribe
K'iché People
Maya