I particularly like the cross-hatching of the beard below the articulated jaw.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This Moor sticks out his tongue. Moros can function as clowns. The two sides of the mustache are nailed onto the face.<\/p>\n This mask is 10\u00bd inches tall, 8\u00bd inches wide, and 4\u00bd inches deep.<\/p>\n The back is old and worn.<\/p>\n The second mask, labeled as coming from Toltepec de las Parotas, State of Mexico, was purchased from Robin and Barbara Cleaver in 1994.\u00a0 Apparently the town of origin is actually Totoltepec, but I found no Moro videos there, with either spelling. There is a very similar mask from the collection of the International Folklore Museum in Mauldin (p. 71 top) from El Anate (or Amate\/ fig tree?).<\/p>\n This mask is obviously quite old, with many layers of worn paint. It is probably very finely carved, although this is difficult to see under this flaking surface.<\/p>\n This mask is 10 inches tall, 7 inches wide, and 3\u00be inches deep.<\/p>\n The back reinforces my impression that this is a rather old mask, circa 1940s.<\/p>\n The next Moro is interesting because it is large and well carved, but the face has never been painted and the black paint has been crudely applied. I obtained this mask from Jaled Muyaes and Estela Ogaz\u00f3n, in 1998, with the limited provenance that it was a Moro from the State of Mexico.<\/p>\n I admired this mask immediately, because it achieves such a powerful presence in spite of the simplicity of its design.<\/p>\n This mask is 9\u00bd inches tall, 7\u00bd inches wide, and 5 inches deep.<\/p>\n This is another mask with an old back and tattered remnants of what was probably the original strap.<\/p>\n The last mask in this quartet of Moors is Sabario<\/em>, a named character found in the Moros and Santiagueros dances. I bought this mask from Ren\u00e9 Bustamante in 1994. It was found in Santa Cecelia,State of Mexico. The mask is missing what was probably an applied wooden mustache. I am very fond of it anyway.<\/p>\n There is so much to like about this mask\u2014the sharp nose, the carefully carved hair and beard, and the delicate ears. Obviously the nose was carved from a piece of wood that was glued onto the front of the original block, a common practice in Mexican mask making. The alternative method for carving a long-nosed mask is to start with wood that has a protruding branch.<\/p>\n This mask is 8\u00bd inches tall, 7 inches wide, and 5 inches deep.<\/p>\n The back is moderately stained after obvious use.<\/p>\n Next week I will conclude this series of Moor masks from the state of Mexico with a trio from Apatlaco.<\/p>\n Bryan Stevens<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today I will continue to present Moro masks from the State of Mexico. We will look at four different examples, all variations on a traditional generic design. The first of these has an articulated jaw, while the other three lack … Read More ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/mexicandancemasks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/P1330012.png\")
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