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A Pair of Contemporary Carved Mexican Masks browse these categories for related items... All Items: Vintage Arts:Decorative Art:Organics:Wood: Pre 1970: item # 97634 Please refer to our stock # HS/wx-2 when inquiring. Licht Antiques P.O. Box 630072 Riverdale, NY 10463 (917)806-6390 Guest Book $150 - RECENTLY REDUCED |
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| In present-day Mexico, masks such as shown are required for dances and ceremonial occasions such as Carnival (a pre-Lenten celebration that coincides with the Aztec new year and the first month of a new agricultural cycle). Masks are also used in Days of the Dead, November 1 and 2, when souls of the departed are welcomed during a brief return to earth. Mexican ceremonial dances encompass music, choreography, costume and masks, which seem to transform from their rigid expressions when placed on dancer’s heads. These Faces were probably carved in the past 2 or 3 decades, but are used in the historic sense. | |
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