Tlacololero - El Rastreo
Mask Item 275
$525.
8.75 H. x 6.5 W. inches
Wood and oil paint.
Notes: This mask represents the Tlacololero called Salvador, Savior in Spanish. Once his dogs track down the tiger, he kills it with his rifle. He is also known as the " Rastreo ", which is tracker or hunter in Spanish. Together with the character "El Maizo", they are the most important Tlacololeros of the group - according to the vendor of the mask, who was in charge of organizing the Tlacololeros Dance in his village and for the performance in others.
Final Quarter 20th Century
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