Maringuilla - Puebla - Mexican Dance Masks
Mask Item 361
$950.
7.5W. x 8 H. inches
Wood, linen, gypsum, glass eyes and oil paint.
2009
Observations: Mask has been brush-painted. All masks of this type in the state of Puebla are now routinely air-brushed which saves time. Eye-lashes were made using hair from around the ankles of a cow. Commercial eye-lashes are now routinely used. This mask along with mask item 360 were especially commissioned for literature that I am preparing. It is for this reason that I sought masks made the old way.
Provenance and detailed mask construction described upon purchase.