Huitzitzil Zunum for Danza de la Conquista mask

NameMask

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Place madeGuatemala, Central America

MediumWood, paint, glass

Dimensions8 7/16 × 6 11/16 × 4 3/16 in. (21.5 × 17 × 10.6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Douglas Greene and Miriam Smith, A.2017.12.11

Object numberA.2017.12.11

DescriptionMask depicting a male, human face with a corwn or headpiece. The skin is painted a dark brown and the hair, eyebrows, and mustache are black. The teeth are visable and painted white. Around the face,is a headpiece or crown made of rounded petals of various colors (green, yellow, white, and red). At the top of the head is a bird with wings extended and a red belly. There are small holes above the eyes of the face.