Description:

**Originally listed for $100**

Latin America, Mexico, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, ca. mid-20th century CE. A spooky visage to say the least, this mask depicts a white-faced demon carved from wood with fabulous modeled "bony" contours and hollow eye and nasal cavities. Size: mask alone 6" W x 12.5" L (15.2 cm x 31.8 cm); 22.5" L with cape

Painted in glossy white with red and orange details to delineate teeth, furrows, and blood spots, a pointy, leather crest (made from an old basketball believe it or not - yes, this guy's got game!) attached to his forehead with a black fabric cape attached to its periphery to create a dramatic contrast.

Provenance: Ex-private East Coast collection

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#114037

  • Condition: Only very minor surface wear. Perforations at peripheries of wooden face mask.

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