Wood Hanging Mask Mexican Folk Art Hand Crafted/Painted Collectible Signed Man

Description

Wood Mask From Mexico.
Tall/
Height
-  11 3/4"
Wide- 7 1/2"
Deep- 5""
The mask were made by Master
craftsman
Don Cruz Manuel Jacobo Donate.
He has
received
many awards and has been recognized by the Mexican government as a master
craftsman
.
Mr
Donate has written his name on the back of
the mask.
These masks are made in the village of Teul, Mexico
.
These masks are made for traditional dances.
Mr Cruz began making his masks back in the 1960's when he used them to dance with.
Mexican mask-folk art
refers to the making and use of masks for various traditional dances and ceremony in Mexico. Evidence of mask making in the country extends for thousands of years and was a well-established part of ritual life in Mexico when the Spanish arrived.
In the early colonial period, evangelists took advantage of native customs of dance and mask to teach the Catholic faith although later, colonial authorities tried to ban both unsuccessfully.
After Independence, mask and dance traditions showed a cretinism and mask traditions have continued to evolve into new forms, depicting Mexico’s history and newer forms of popular culture such as lucha libre. Most traditional masks are made of wood, with others made from leather, wax, cardboard, paper mache> and other materials. Common depictions in masks include Europeans (Spanish, French, hacienda owners, etc.), Afro-Mexicans old men and women, animals, and the fantastic/supernatural, especially demons/the Devil.
Great for collectors of Mexican masks or for anyone that likes masks.