Unknown Mask
Unknown Mask
Carved wood male mask painted red with almond-shaped eye holes, long straight nose, closed mouth, and cleft chin. Black pigment is used for painted eyebrows, line eye holes, and goatee around the mouth.
Name/Title
Unknown MaskEntry/Object ID
2014.C-DG.009Description
A life-sized oval wood mask depicting a human figure. Cutout almond-shaped eyeholes on either side of a long nose. The nose is above a closed mouth. Incised lines create wrinkles. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Signs of pigment loss.Use
PerformanceContext
UnknownCollection
Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
UnknownRole
MakerDate made
circa 1970 - 1979Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
GuatemalaRegion
Central AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
* Untyped Cultural Region
UnknownCulture/Tribe
Unknown