Miniature Mask
Mixtec
1300–1400
- Medium
- Wood, gold foil, and shell with pigment and resin
- Dimensions
- H.: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
- Genre
- wood
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
mesoamericanamericasmixtecwoodceremonial maskplant materialgold leafminiaturemasksheaddress - miscmayainorganic materialwood (plant material)Arts of the Americascolorantorganic materialPre-Columbianresinoaxacanpigmentleaf (metal)art of the americasmetal
About
Small masks such as this were worn as part of ceremonial attire. Figures representing deities and ancestors were often attached to the costumes of the dancers and performers who enacted mythical and historic dramas during theatrical ritual presentations.
