Description:

Latin America, Mexico, Rio Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mayo Indians, ca. 1990 CE. This mask was hand-carved in high relief by a Mayo Indian artist in the Apache style. A polychromed wood pascola mask painted in hues of red and white on a black face surrounded by a painted white headdress adorned with a black and beige (perhaps faded red) cross at the top. Strands of black hair are attached through perforations for additional detail and interest when moved about during ritual dances. The pascola is one of the personages that stands out most as a dancer, leader orator, and community clown in religious festivities and ceremonies. The term pascola may derive from the Spanish term pascua and relate to the Catholic ceremony of the Pascua de Resurreccion (Lent). The dances and music performed by the pascolas indicates the wonderfully rich blend of European Catholic and indigenous traditions in this part of the world. Wired for suspension. Cord for wearing. Size: 8" x 5-1/4" (20.3 x 13.3 cm)

Provenance: Ex-James Caswell Collection, ex-Historia Antiques, Los Angeles, CA

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  • Condition: Intact and excellent. A bit of surface wear to cross motif on forehead.

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