Anthropomorphic mask

Museum number:
3-28408
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3496
Description:
Mask; anthropomorphic male; carved of light wood, stained dark. Face is smooth; nose thin; and eyeballs have incised line across, as though for eyelid. Chin protrudes, no mouth is shown; an upturned mustache is carved in place. A vegetable fiber cord is tied through the attachment holes present in upper, outer corners. height 18 cm., width 15 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 3-28408, described as Mask; anthropomorphic male; carved of light wood, stained dark. Face is smooth; nose thin; and eyeballs have incised line across, as though for eyelid. Chin protrudes, no mouth is shown; an upturned mustache is carved in place. A vegetable fiber cord is tied through the attachment holes present in upper, outer corners. height 18 cm., width 15 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Anthropomorphic mask, accession number 3-28408, described as Mask; anthropomorphic male; carved of light wood, stained dark. Face is smooth; nose thin; and eyeballs have incised line across, as though for eyelid. Chin protrudes, no mouth is shown; an upturned mustache is carved in place. A vegetable fiber cord is tied through the attachment holes present in upper, outer corners. height 18 cm., width 15 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Anthropomorphic mask, accession number 3-28408, described as Mask; anthropomorphic male; carved of light wood, stained dark. Face is smooth; nose thin; and eyeballs have incised line across, as though for eyelid. Chin protrudes, no mouth is shown; an upturned mustache is carved in place. A vegetable fiber cord is tied through the attachment holes present in upper, outer corners. height 18 cm., width 15 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorphic mask, accession number 3-28408, described as Mask; anthropomorphic male; carved of light wood, stained dark. Face is smooth; nose thin; and eyeballs have incised line across, as though for eyelid. Chin protrudes, no mouth is shown; an upturned mustache is carved in place. A vegetable fiber cord is tied through the attachment holes present in upper, outer corners. height 18 cm., width 15 cm.

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