{"id":6563,"date":"2016-06-13T09:00:45","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T09:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mexicandancemasks.com\/?p=6563"},"modified":"2016-06-12T18:25:32","modified_gmt":"2016-06-12T18:25:32","slug":"june-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mexicandancemasks.com\/?p=6563","title":{"rendered":"More Animal Masks From Carpinteros"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week I discussed a set of five masks from the area of Carpinteros, Veracruz\u2014three birds, a rat, and a tejon (badger), illustrating two contrasting eye and vision slit styles that were very typical of that area in the mid to late 20th century. Today I will continue this discussion with five more masks from the same area: a Zorrillo<\/em> (little fox), two Perros<\/em> (dogs), a Torito<\/em> (bull), and a Venadito<\/em> (little deer).\u00a0 I bought the bull and one of the dogs from Robin and Barbara Cleaver in 1994, and the other three from Rene Bustamante in 1993 and 1994.<\/p>\n

I will start with the little fox. In this example the crescent shaped vision slits lie below the carved and painted eyes.<\/p>\n

\"P1290502\"<\/a><\/p>\n

It has a fox\u2019s sharp little nose. This is another mask carved by Manuel Cortez.<\/p>\n

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\"P1290504\"<\/a><\/p>\n

It is easier to see, from the side view, that this mask was not meant to represent a dog. It is 7\u00bd inches tall, 5\u00be inches wide, and 4 inches long.<\/p>\n

\"P1290509\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The back is worn. Rene felt that this mask dated to the 1940s.<\/p>\n

The next mask was said to be a dog, although it has such a mean look that I wonder if it might be a wolf. Rene described this as another Manuel Cortez mask, from Miahualco, and from the 1940s.<\/p>\n

\"P1290425\"<\/a><\/p>\n

There are fangs, many teeth, and a large extended tongue.<\/p>\n

\"P1290431\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Note that this mask has the more usual vision slits above the carved and painted eyes.<\/p>\n

\"P1290428\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This mask is 10 inches tall, 7 inches wide, and 6\u00be inches long.<\/p>\n

\"P1290433\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The back is worn. The open mouth provides the dancer with lots of air.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0 second dog, from the Cleavers, looks rather different from the first.<\/p>\n

\"P1290474\"<\/a><\/p>\n

We see the usual crescent shaped vision slits over carved and painted eyes.<\/p>\n

\"P1290478\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Note the carved ears that were left incomplete at the top.<\/p>\n

\"P1290479\"<\/a><\/p>\n

From the back, one can see that this mask once broke into two parts and was glued back together.<\/p>\n

This bull, also from the Cleavers, has the eye style with the vision opening within the carved eye.<\/p>\n

\"P1290511\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I find this a very pleasing mask in its simplicity.<\/p>\n

\"P1290513\"<\/a><\/p>\n

It is 14\u00bd inches tall, 11\u00be inches wide, and 4\u00bd inches long.<\/p>\n

\"P1290516\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The back demonstrates significant staining from use.<\/p>\n

The last of these masks represents a deer. The applied horns were carved from wooden branches.<\/p>\n

\"P1290437\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This one has the typical arrangement of the eye slits over the eyes. It is from Miahualco and the carver was Manuel Cortez.<\/p>\n

\"P1290440\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The deer mask is 17 inches tall, 15 inches wide, and 5\u00bd inches long.<\/p>\n

\"P1290442\"<\/a><\/p>\n

All of the Miahualco masks demonstrate significant age.<\/p>\n

Next week we will examine a more heterogeneous collection of masks from the Huasteca.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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