Culture/People:

K'iche' Maya (Quiché)  Search this

Previous owner:

Miguel Chuc, K'iche' Maya (Quiché)  Search this

Seller:

Miguel Chuc, K'iche' Maya (Quiché)  Search this

Expedition:

S. K. Lothrop Central American Expedition (1925-1926)  Search this

Expedition leader:

Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965  Search this

Object Name:

Mask

Media/Materials:

Wood, metal, paint

Techniques:

Carved, painted

Object Type:

Masks and Masking

Place:

Totonicapán; Totonicapán Municipality; Totonicapán Department, Southwest Region; Guatemala

Date created:

1920-1926

Collection History:

Formerly owned by well-known mask maker Miguel Chuc (Kʼicheʼ Maya); purchased from him in 1925 by anthropologist Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member) during the MAI's S. K. Lothrop Central American Expedition.

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Catalog Number:

14/5616

Barcode:

145616.000

See related items:

K'iche' Maya (Quiché)

Masks and Masking

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bc1e83ff-9f2b-415f-a9d6-d69a83e7b327

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_156486