Mask outfit

Date created
1920-1926
Culture/People
K'iche' Maya (Quiché)
Previous owner
Miguel Chuc, K'iche' Maya (Quiché)
Seller
Miguel Chuc, K'iche' Maya (Quiché)
Expedition
S. K. Lothrop Central American Expedition (1925-1926)
Expedition leader
Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965
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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Place
Totonicapán; Totonicapán Municipality; Totonicapán Department, Southwest Region; Guatemala
See related items
K'iche' Maya (Quiché)
Masks and Masking
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
14/5614
Barcode
145614.000
Object Type
Masks and Masking
Object Name
Mask outfit
Media/Materials
Cotton cloth, wood, paint
Techniques
Sewn
Dimensions
19 x 25 x 26 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws615524cba-9229-4c44-9f1d-13525f17f7b9
Record ID
NMAI_156477