Cristiano Mask

Object/Artifact

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Cristiano Mask: Oval-shaped, carved, wood male mask with triangular painted eyes, triangular, parted red mouth, curled blonde mustache and eyebrows
Cristiano Mask

Oval-shaped, carved, wood male mask with triangular painted eyes, triangular, parted red mouth, curled blonde mustache and eyebrows

Name/Title

Cristiano Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.24

Description

A life-sized oval wood mask depicting a man with a light ivory complexion and subtle blush accents on cheeks. Large gold eyebrows are over cutout eyeholes for the wearer and painted eyes outlined with gold. A large nose is above a dramatically large, gold, parted mustache and a frowning red mouth with white teeth. The chin is painted grey. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Various signs of paint chipping and large paint loss on the nose and forehead. Many cracks on the chin.

Use

Folk Dance Performance

Context

Baile de Moros y Cristianos

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Poqomchi' People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1960 - 1969

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Palín, Escuintla

Culture/Tribe

Poqomchi' People
Maya

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

Christian, 2014.C-DG.24, Cristiano

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

8-5/8 in

Width

6-5/8 in

Depth

4-1/2 in

Material

Wood, Pigment, Gesso