- Title
- Máscara de pizote
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- Description
- Carved wooden face mask representing a coati mundi. The face is painted green with white spots. The lips, interior of the ears, and eyebrows are painted red. The whiskers around the mouth are yellow and the eyes are painted white with blue irises and black pupils. The ears extend outward at a 60-degree angle. There are two crescent-shaped holds about the eyes through which the dancer could look out. This mask was likely part of a set of 12 masks that were likely used in the Danza or Baile de los Animalitos, also known as Kam Man Chicop.
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- Format Extent
- 1 wooden mask; 22 x 23 cm (8 3/4 x 9 1/8 in)
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- Subject
- Folk art; Maya dance; Maya masks; Mayas; Woodworking--religious aspects
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- Note
- Tag on mask reads "Rabinal" which may refer to the city in Guatemala. Tag also reads "coatimundi or pizote."
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- Collection
- Jim and Jeanne Pieper Collection, AR-010, G370
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- Donor
- Jim and Jeanne Pieper
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- Type
- ["Dance costume"]
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- Keywords
- ["Sacred animals","Mask dance","Mayan","Protection","Theatrical masks"]
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- Geographic Location
- Guatemala
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