Unknown Mask

Object/Artifact

UTA Fine Art Collections

Unknown Mask

Simply carved and darkly stained wood mask with oval eyeholes, straight nose, and minimal downturned mouth

Name/Title

Unknown Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.175

Description

A life-sized wood mask depicting a darkly stained figure. There are two cutout downturned oval eyeholes and a straight nose above a sucked-in mouth. A wire is attached to the back of the mask. Some signs of scratching.

Use

Performance

Context

Unknown

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1970 - 1979

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guatemala

Region

Central America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Unknown

Culture/Tribe

Unknown

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

2014.C-DG.175

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Dimensions

Height

6-1/2 in

Width

5 in

Depth

3-1/2 in

Material

Wood, Gesso, Pigment, Stain