Tlacololero
Mask Item 276
$525.
10 H. x 6.75 W. inches
Wood and oil paint. Obvious signs of having been repainted.
Notes: This mask represents the character "El Rayo Seco"in the dance, Los Tlacololeros. Rayo Seco, "dry lightening" in Spanish, represents the damage to crops and landscape caused by lightening not accompanied by rain.
Final Quarter 20th Century
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