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This mask is 10\u00bd inches tall, 6\u00be inches wide, and 4 inches deep.<\/p>\n There is good evidence of wear.<\/p>\n The second skull mask is unusual because it has a headdress and tassles like those seen in codex drawings.<\/p>\n This mask is 11 inches tall, 8\u00bd inches wide, and 5\u00bd inches deep.<\/p>\n This mask would seem to be by the same hand as the first one. It was found in Tanlajas, SLP, by Jaled Muyaes and Estela Ogazon.<\/p>\n It has evidence of moderate use.<\/p>\n The third skull is from the collection of my late friend, Gary Collison. It came without provenance, but seems typical of Fariseo masks\u00a0 from SLP. It looks quite sinister.<\/p>\n This mask seems to be by a different hand than the first two.<\/p>\n It is 11 inches tall, 7\u00bd inches wide, and 4\u00bd inches deep.<\/p>\n Because the back has been painted, it is difficult to estimate the degree of use for this mask, but it certainly seems to have been used.<\/p>\n The last mask was collected by Dinah Gaston in Tanlajas, San Luis Potos\u00ed. It appears to portray the skull of a monkey.<\/p>\n There are marks that suggest wounds, a characteristic that will be seen again in human faced Fariseo masks from this region.<\/p>\n This mask is 8\u00bd inches tall, 7 inches wide, and 4 inches deep.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This back shows moderate wear.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Next week we will look at Fariseo masks from San Luis Potos\u00ed that have human faces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In this week’s post I will focus on Skull masks that were worn by Fariseos during Semana Santa, in San Luis Potos\u00ed. The first of these was found in Tacuarino, SLP, a place that I have as yet been unable … 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<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n