Unknown Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Unknown Mask
Unknown Mask

Black stained wooden mask with smiling face, triangular nose, heavy brow, and almond shaped eye holes.

Name/Title

Unknown Mask

Entry/Object ID

2014.C-DG.049

Description

A life-sized oval wood mask depicting a figure with a black complexion. A set of cutout eyeholes and a triangular nose above a smiling mouth. A wire is attached to the back.

Use

Performance

Context

Unknown

Collection

Campbell-Dowdey Guatemalan Mask Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

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

Unknown

Culture/Tribe

Unknown

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

2014.C-DG.049

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

8-1/2 in

Width

6-1/2 in

Depth

4 in

Material

Wood, Stain