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Start Over Object class Masks (costume) Collection place Mexico Donor Mrs. Walter Seeley
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorphic mask, accession number 3-28414a, described as (a) mask, anthropomorphic male; carved of light wood, stained dark with traces of red ochre; crudely carved features--prominent cheekbones and chin, slit mouth enlarged to receive horn; eyes incised on lower part of orbit; height 25 cm., width 17 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorphic mask, accession number 3-28407, described as Mask; anthropomorphic; carved of light wood, stained dark. Distinguishing features include an open mouth with tongue tip showing; incised lines from nose toward chin, at corners of eyes and across forehead; and eyebrows with interior lines to indicate hair. height 20 cm., width 14 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorphic mask, accession number 3-28430, described as Mask; anthropomorphic; carved of light wood, stained dark, rubbed with red ochre. Full relief animal ("squirrel") standing head down across featureless face of mask. height 18 cm., width 16 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorphic mask, accession number 3-28395, described as Mask; anthropomorphic, female; carved of light weight, dark stained wood; eye slits above eyeball, pursed lips, hairline showing side curls and extending across forehead; holes in outer, upper corner of mask to attach to wearer; flaws in wood at ear level and eye on left side of mask. height 17 cm., width 14 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorphic mask, accession number 3-28402, described as Mask; anthropomorphic female; carved of light, dark stained wood; features include protruding eyes and deeply incised wrinkles over entire face. Vegetable fiber cordage for attaching to wearer. height 15 cm., width 15 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorphic mask, accession number 3-28396, described as Mask; anthropomorphic; large eyes with pouches underneath and slits above for wearer to see through; mouth slightly askew; incised flowers and stems across forehead and above ear locus; holes in upper outer corners for attaching to wearer. height 15 cm., width 13 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorphic mask, accession number 3-28434, described as Mask; anthropomorphic; wedge nose, incised mouth and eyes. Full relief figure of cat attached to forehead with hand made iron wire with wide flattened head; carved of wood, stained dark and with traces of red ochre. height 20 cm. (from top of cat), width 10 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorphic mask, accession number 3-28412, described as Mask; anthropomorphic female; carved of light wood, stained dark. Incised wrinkle line (eyebrow?} above orbits, wrinkle lines incised on forehead and cheeks. Moveable mouth so lower lip and chin carved as second piece, attached by rubber bands. The left band is broken and not attached to chin piece. Vegetable fiber string attached to mask. height 16 cm., width 14 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorphic mask, accession number 3-28415, described as Mask; anthropomorphic male carved from light wood, stained dark, rubbed with red ochre inside and out; featureless face covered with full relief figure wearing mask, sitting with arms folded; to left of figure is a low relief tail. Lower portion on left (proper) leg is missing, apparently before collection since stained like rest of mask. height 20 cm., width 17 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorphic mask, accession number 3-28406, described as Mask; anthropomorphic; carved of light wood, stained dark. Distinguishing features are deeply incised wrinkles on cheeks and forehead and definite eyebrows which have been cut in low relief and then incised to indicate hairs. height 19 cm., width 15 cm.

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