North America, Guatemala, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden head of a sizable form depicting a rogue saint Maximon. The gentleman presents with a bar-shaped mustache atop a recessed upper lip, a rectangular goatee on his tapered chin, and cobalt-blue glass hemispheres set into the eye sockets. The masculine countenance features protruding cheeks, a prominent nose, full lips that are slightly parted in the center, cupped ears, and a plateaued forehead, all beneath a black-painted coiffure with lengthy sideburns. The thick, conical neck has an oblong mortise underneath that suggests this was once part of a larger puppet or festival figure. Dark orange-brown pigment imbues the head with a life-like skin tone. Size: 5.625" W x 12.375" H (14.3 cm x 31.4 cm)

Provenance: private Glorieta, New Mexico, USA collection

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Minor nicks to neck base, mouth, nose, eyes, and coiffure, with light fading to original pigmentation, and light encrustations within some recessed areas. Great traces of original pigment and nice patina throughout.