I have not learned much about La Danza de los Morenos. “Moreno” means a dark skinned person. Edmond Faubert told Tom Kolaz that he believed these Moreno masks were analagous to the Chapeon masks used by the Tarahumaras in the Matachines dance and that the Tepehuanes had learned this dance from their Tarahumara neighbors. In support of this, I have learned that the Tepehuanes do perform the Matachines dance in Durango. Here is the mask.<\/p>\n
The mustache, held on with metal staples, is probably made with horse tail.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The eyebrows, which are carved in relief, were at one time stained with black pigment, which is now heavily worn.<\/p>\n The peg teeth were carefully carved and then mounted in sockets.<\/p>\n The top of this mask is slightly domed. There is no evidence that there was ever hair attached to the top of this mask, in contrast to the typical hair on Tarahumara masks.<\/p>\n There is an unusual knob shaped chin.<\/p>\n This mask is 11 inches tall, 6 \u00be inches wide, and 4 \u00be inches deep.<\/p>\n The back has moderate staining from use.<\/p>\n There is a carefully carved hollow to allow space for the dancer’s nose.<\/p>\n Next week we will examine another treasure that was collected long ago by Edmond Faubert, a colorful Mayo Pascola mask.<\/p>\n Bryan Stevens<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Recently I was privileged to purchase a very rare mask, a Moreno mask used in Southern Tepehu\u00e1n performances. The Southern Tepehu\u00e1n Indians live in scattered communities in the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Durango, and Nayarit. This mask was purchased by … Read More ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/mexicandancemasks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/P1350173.png\")
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