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There is a very unusual feature\u2014both sideburns\u00a0 have a step from thicker to thinner, halfway down. I have never seen this on any other mask.<\/p>\n The eyes also have an unusually cleaver design. This mask is 7 inches tall, 5\u00bd inches wide, and 4\u00bd inches deep.<\/p>\n The back demonstrates excellent staining from use.<\/p>\n The second mask, also from Ren\u00e9 Bustamante, is reportedly from Talpa, Puebla, another place that I have been unable to locate. It is apparently a Conquistador from the Conquest dance.<\/p>\n I particularly like the long droll nose and the grooved beard.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This mask is 8 inches tall, 5\u00bd inches wide, and 4 inches deep.<\/p>\n This is an old and well used mask.<\/p>\n The third mask was a gift from Robin and Barbara Cleaver, in 1988. It is a Moro from Puebla.<\/p>\n This Moor has a mean and angry expression. Look at the wear on his nose and chin.<\/p>\n There are tiny relief carved ears. This mask is 8 inches tall, 6 inches wide, and 4 inches deep.<\/p>\n The back is darkly stained from use, and the chin was damaged by boring insects. It seems miraculous that the wonderful face of this mask is so intact.<\/p>\n Next week we will examine more Moro masks from Puebla.<\/p>\n Bryan Stevens<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Last week we looked at what were essentially Santiagueros masks from Puebla, and today I have some Moro style masks from the Mexican state of Puebla to show you, all from somewhere in the Moros y Cristianos\/Santiagueros\/ Conquista spectrum. They … Read More <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n