Museum Quality Vintage Jaguar Mask Guerrero and Chiapas Mexico With Stand

Description

Museum Quality Rare 20
th
Century Carved Wood Jaguar Mask States of Guerrero and Chiapas With Linen fabric attachment and Stand
Provenance:
estate sale private collection
Approx. dimensions: 18” tall from the bottom of linen attachment to the top of the wooden head; 22” tall from base to top; wooden piece 7” tall and 9” wide; 6” deep.
Condition: Good vintage condition. Few cracks of wood, small tear on the back of the fabric (common for these wonderful masks). Please examine photographs as they are part of the condition.
Suchiapa, a Chiapanec town in Chiapas, Mexico is famous for its costumed jaguar dancers. The wooden jaguar mask is worn on top of the dancer's head.
The Calalá dance is original from the municipality of Suchiapa Chiapas, it is an ancestral tradition loved and respected by the Suchiapanecos.
The
Calalá Dance
is a dance of pre-Hispanic origin that was used to scare away evil and ask for a good harvest. It is performed during the festivities of Corpus Christi (Holy Sacrament of the Altar). Product of religious syncretism, and in a ritual way it is staged on Corpus Christi day in the town of Suchiapa, where it emerged and that over time it took to neighboring municipalities and of the same ethnic group such as Acala, El Parral and Chiapa de Roe deer. Currently the dance is used to carry enrramos, perform rituals for the rain or visit a saint. These populations have in common that they come from the Chiapas culture, so that they share customs and traditions. Being Suchiapa where this ancient dance has been preserved as is all the signs and mysticism.
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