Baile Del Patzar

2004-21-23

From: Guatemala | Nahuala (uncertain) | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: American

Object Title Baile Del Patzar
Object Number 2004-21-23
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Guatemalan
Provenience Guatemala | Nahuala (uncertain) | Santo Tomas Chichicastenango (uncertain)
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Wood | Paint | Twine
Technique Carved
Iconography Woman
Description

Small female mask with yellow face; red nose, lips, and cheeks; eyes, eyebrows, and eyelashes painted black; crescent shape carved out below each eyebrow; short black hair carved onto head; twine attached at holes on top of head and both sides of face.

Credit Line Gift of Theodore T. Newbold and Helen Cunningham, 2004

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