Anthropomorphic mask

Museum number:
3-28412
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3496
Description:
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.
Donor:
Mrs. Walter Seeley
Collection place:
Oaxaca, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Zapotec Indians of Oaxaca
Culture or time period:
Zapotec
Collector:
Eleanor F. Sleight
Collection date:
1973-1978
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Anthropomorphic, Carvings (visual works), and Masks (costume)
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 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 2 of 3 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 3 of 3 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.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with 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.

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