{"id":11683,"date":"2018-01-22T09:00:24","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T09:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mexicandancemasks.com\/?p=11683"},"modified":"2018-01-22T13:23:53","modified_gmt":"2018-01-22T13:23:53","slug":"add-tlac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mexicandancemasks.com\/?p=11683","title":{"rendered":"Tlacololero or Pescador Mask?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just when I thought that I had shown you all of my Tlacololero masks from Guerrero, I found one that could be another Tlacololero or possibly a Pescador. It seems important to show you this one, as it is the only Tlacololero-style mask in my collection that still has its sheepskin wig. In my post of January 8, 2018, I had shown three Tlacololero masks that had formerly had sheepskin wigs, but these wigs were destroyed by moths. I have been kicking myself for not at least measuring those ruined pieces of hide so that replacements could be made in the future, and here is one that I can actually measure.\u00a0 https:\/\/mexicandancemasks.com\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=11412&action=edit<\/a><\/p>\n

I bought this mask from Kelly Mecheling, of New Orleans, in 1995. It was simply labeled\u00a0 as a “Negrito.”<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

A mask from Guerrero of this appearance, with black face and red\u00a0 wounds, would usually be considered to be a Pescador, a fisherman. However, those masks generally have a cigarette dangling from the mouth, while this one shows no evidence of such a feature. In contrast, the Tlacololeros often have black faces and sheepskin wigs. However, as will be evident in next week’s post, Pescadores rarely look fierce or mean; Tlacololeros sometimes show their teeth but they rarely look fierce either. Maybe this is actually a Moro (Moor) from the Moors and Christians dance? This one was said to be from Tlapa, Guerrero.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This mask is 8 inches tall, 7 inches wide, and 4 inches deep.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The back of this mask is heavily stained from use. It is obvious from this view that the wig was made by attaching a rectangular piece of sheepskin. Usually these wigs are made of sheepskin with black or brown wool. This piece is 10 inches wide and 7 inches tall. It is attached around the top\u00a0 of the rim with tacks.<\/p>\n

Next week we will look at a group of typical Pescador masks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Just when I thought that I had shown you all of my Tlacololero masks from Guerrero, I found one that could be another Tlacololero or possibly a Pescador. It seems important to show you this one, as it is the … Read More →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mexicandancemasks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mexicandancemasks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mexicandancemasks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mexicandancemasks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mexicandancemasks.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11683"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/mexicandancemasks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11700,"href":"https:\/\/mexicandancemasks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11683\/revisions\/11700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mexicandancemasks.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mexicandancemasks.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mexicandancemasks.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}