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<\/a><\/p>\nWe see again the mouth within a mouth design that I am labeling as a depiction of an ancient Aztec god, Xipe Totec.<\/p>\n
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We also see scars and geometric designs, other features of this style. This mask is large, at 10 inches tall, 7\u00bc inches wide, and 4\u00bd inches deep.<\/p>\n The patina on the back of this mask is beautiful.<\/p>\n Here is a YouTube\u2122 video from another town in the municipio of Huazalingo, Hidalgo. In this performance we see more contemporary mask designs.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ipuL0M0yFqI<\/a><\/p>\n Here is a Xipe style mask that was never painted. I got this from Rene\u00b4Bustamante in 1993. It was said to be from El Nante, in the municipio of Altapexco, Hidalgo, but I doubt that it was made there.<\/p>\n Particularly notable is the corrugated mustache. It might be by the same carver as the one above, but it is slightly dfferent from his usual style.<\/p>\n This mask is more normal in size, at 8\u00bd inches tall, 6\u00bd inches wide, and 3\u00be inches deep.<\/p>\n The back demonstrates excellent wear.<\/p>\n In sharp contrast to the last mask, this next one has many colors. The image of a mouth within a mouth is particularly dramatic on this example.<\/p>\n I got this mask from Ren\u00e9 Bustamante in 1992. It was found in Jojutla, Hidalgo.<\/p>\n This mask is 8\u00bd inches tall, 5\u00be inches wide, and 2\u00bd inches deep.<\/p>\n The back has a distinctive shape and demonstrates excellent wear.<\/p>\n Here is another unpainted mask of the Xipe type. I got this at the American Primitive Gallery, in Manhatten, in 1994. It has a sooty smell, as if it had hung from the rafters over a smoky fire. It came without provenance but is obviously from the Huasteca of Hidalgo. The color of this mask is particularly suggestive of a layer of skin.<\/p>\n Like some other masks that we have examined, this one has silver teeth that were created by the application of foil from a cigarette package.<\/p>\n This mask is 8 inches tall, 5\u00bd inches wide, and 3\u00bc inches deep.<\/p>\n The sooty coating on the back is visible in this photo.<\/p>\n Next week I will conclude my review of the Xipe Totec style masks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today I will continue to show Xipe Totec style (or “geometric”) Xantolo masks. I got this large mask from Jaled Muyaes and Estela Ogaz\u00f3n in 1998. It is from San Icantitla, in the Municipio of Huazalingo, Hidalgo. I can not … 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