Mask; anthropomorphic male; carved of light wood, stained dark. Eyes have two incised lines across as if for eyelids; top and lower, a raised ridge below the orbit creating "bag" under each eye, and incised liens across top of the orbit to represent eyelashes. The nose is thin and beneath it is an upturned mustache; chin protrudes and is scored as though for a beard; hair represented by incised vertical lines on forehead. height 17 cm., width 15 cm. Cracked area near left upper corner can break away very easily.
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)