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Mezcala stone mask at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Greenstone Mezcala mask in the Museo de América in Madrid Mezcala Temple Model, Walters Art Museum.The Mezcala sculptural style emphasizes geometric abstraction in both human figures and architectural models.
Masks are made in various parts of the state and in various materials, traditionally connected with ceremonial dances such as the mecos or Apaches in Los Altos, tastoanes in Santa Cruz de la Huertas (Tonala), diablos in Cajititlan, aguila real in Zapopan, tatachines in the north of the state and paixtles in Zapotlan el Grande and Tuxpan. [1]
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 region extends for thousands of years and was a well-established part of ritual life in the pre-Hispanic territories that are now Mexico well before the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire occurred.
The "modern" beadwork usually consists of masks and wood sculptures covered in small, brightly colored commercial beads fastened with wax and resin. While the materials have changed and the purpose of many of the items have changed from religious to commercial purposes, the designs have changed little, and many retain their religious, symbolic ...
Tlaxcalan artisan with traditional artisan masks Tlaxcala handcrafts and folk art is that which comes from the smallest state in Mexico , located in the center-east of the country. Its best-known wares are the "canes of Apizaco " (really from San Esteban Tizatlan ), sawdust carpets and the making of Saltillo-style serapes .
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The Mask of Pakal is a funerary jade mask found in the tomb of the Mayan king, K’inich Janaab’ Pakal inside the Temple of the Inscriptions at the Maya city of Palenque in Chiapas, Mexico. Considered a master piece of Mesoamerican and Maya art , the mask is made with over 346 green jade stone fragments, the eyes are made with shell, nacre ...
Molcajete used to grind spices Molcajete as a food container. Molcajetes are used to crush and grind spices, and to prepare salsas and guacamole.The rough surface of the basalt stone creates a superb grinding surface that maintains itself over time as tiny bubbles in the basalt are ground down, replenishing the textured surface.