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<\/a><\/p>\nHe has the appearance of wearing goggles.<\/p>\n
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The flaps of his ears are carved in relief. This mask is 8 inches tall, 5\u00be inches wide, and 3\u00bd inches deep.<\/p>\n It has a worn back. Notice how the carver has created hollow spaces around the openings in order to create space for the dancer’s eyes and lashes.<\/p>\n The next mask appears to be a pig Xantolo from Hidalgo.\u00a0 I also got this one from Jaled and Estela in 1999.<\/p>\n It has a long muzzle. On this mask and the next, the vision openings are very carefully carved.<\/p>\n This mask is 8 inches tall, 5\u00bd inches wide, and 5 inches deep.<\/p>\n It too shows moderate wear.<\/p>\n The next mask, a dog Xantolo from Tamoleon, Hidalgo, was obtained from Jaled and Estela in 1998.<\/p>\n This dog has a friendly smile but with many teeth.<\/p>\n The mask is 8 inches tall, 6\u00bd inches wide, and 7\u00bd inches deep.<\/p>\n On the back one reads “xantolo family, Tamoleon, HGO.” This mask has seen substantial use.<\/p>\n The next mask is another pig, but so different from the last. It too came from Jaled and Estela in 1997.<\/p>\n This is another animal mask where the mouth was cut with a saw. Doesn’t it have a charming face?<\/p>\n This mask is 8\u00bd inches tall, 5\u00be inches wide, and 2\u00bd inches deep.<\/p>\n The back shows extensive wear.<\/p>\n I will end with a pair of masks by another hand, a dog Xantolo and a Pig Xantolo. Although carelessly repainted, they have great vigor. In the link that follows we see a pig Xantolo dancing at the end of a line of human faced masks. That dancer is wearing jeans, a dark blue shirt, and a red bandanna around his head.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tCuXESF6K6Q<\/a><\/p>\n Here is another Dog Xantolo.<\/p>\n This is another of those primitive masks that are remarkable despite their simplicity of design.<\/p>\n Grrrr!\u00a0This mask is 8 inches tall, 6 inches wide, and 4\u00bd inches deep.<\/p>\n The back is old and worn.<\/p>\n Here is what appears to be a matching pig Xantolo.<\/p>\n Some sort of paper label was pasted on to enhance the design.<\/p>\n This mask is 7 inches tall, 5\u00bc inches wide, and 4\u00bd inches deep.<\/p>\n It is worn, and there is a broken area on the right edge.<\/p>\n This concludes the series of posts about Xantolo masks from Hidalgo and Veracruz. One more follows regarding human faced Xantolos from the Mexican state of San Luis Potos\u00ed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In the last two posts we have examined animal masks that were apparently used interchangeably during Todos Santos (All Saints\/ All Souls) and Carnaval. Today I will show one more group of such masks. The first is a pink dog … 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<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n