Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected or purchased from local residents during MAI's Marshall Saville Guatemala Expedition (1917-1920), which was led by MAI staff member Marshall H. Saville (1867-1935) and sponsored by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- probably Kaqchikel Maya (Cakchiquel) (attributed)
- Expedition
- Marshall Saville Guatemala Expedition (1917-1920)
- Expedition leader
- Dr. Marshall H. Saville (Marshall Howard Saville/M.H. Saville/MHS), Non-Indian, 1867-1935
- Expedition sponsor
- James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
- Object Name
- Mask
- Media/Materials
- Wood
- Techniques
- Carved, painted
- Object Type
- Masks and Masking
