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Máscara de venado

 
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Title
Máscara de venado
Description
Carved wooden face mask representing a deer with antlers. The face is painted brown with white and silver spots, the interior of the ears are painted white and silver, the nose is painted black, and the antlers are painted silver. There are five holes around the edge of the mask. These are used to thread a length of fabric, rope, or leather through to secure the mask to the dancer's head and two crescent-shaped holes above the mask's glass eyes through which the dancer could look out. There is a wire across the back from which the mask was hung when in possession of the collector. 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.
Format Extent
1 wooden mask; 33 x 30.5 cm (13 x 12 in)
Subject
Folk art; Maya dance; Maya masks; Mayas; Woodworking--religious aspects
Note
Tag on mask reads "Rabinal" which may refer to the city in Guatemala. Tag also reads "set of 12."
Collection
Jim and Jeanne Pieper Collection, AR-010, G368
Donor
Jim and Jeanne Pieper
Type
Keywords
Geographic Location
Guatemala
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