Cleveland Museum of Art
Mouth Mask
- Date
- 100 BCE–700 CE
- Medium
- hammered gold alloy
- Culture
- Peru, South Coast, Nasca
- Department
- Art of the Americas
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Nasca figures, like one on a bowl nearby, are shown wearing such forehead ornaments and mouth masks similar to these. The mouth mask hung from the nasal septum, the oval opening surrounding the mouth and the bristles positioned as feline whiskers, here transformed to serpents. Both were cut from sheet gold; details were worked freehand while the sheet rested on a soft surface.
The authoritative record is held by Cleveland Museum of Art. LinkedCulture surfaces this object and its connections; it does not alter institutional metadata.
Related across collections
Semantically similar works from Cleveland Museum of Art and other institutions.
Forehead Ornament
Cleveland Museum of Art
Nose and Mouth Ornament
Art Institute of Chicago
Bowl Depicting Serpentine Being Wearing a Feline Mask
Art Institute of Chicago
Cup Depicting a Ritual Perfomer Wearing a Feline Mask
Art Institute of Chicago
Cup Depicting a Ritual Perfomer Wearing a Feline Mask
Art Institute of Chicago
Cup Depicting a Ritual Performer Wearing a Feline Mask
Art Institute of Chicago
Nose Ornament with Lateral Extensions in Suggesting Whiskers, Wings, or Fish Barbels
Art Institute of Chicago
Bowl with Costumed Being
Cleveland Museum of Art
Vessel Depicting a Costumed Ritual Performer Wearing a Feline Mask
Art Institute of Chicago
Vessel Depicting a Costumed Ritual Performer Wearing a Feline Mask
Art Institute of Chicago
Vessel Depicting a Costumed Ritual Performer Wearing a Feline Mask
Art Institute of Chicago
Jar Depicting a Costumed Ritual Performer Wearing Feline Mask
Art Institute of Chicago