Jaguar, Vintage Traditional Mask from Central America

Jaguar, Vintage Traditional Mask from Central America

Sale Price:€69.00 Original Price:€88.00

Description: Colourful hand-carved, hand-painted wooden mask from Central America. Made by artisans and bought secondhand. “These traditional masks are used by many indigenous groups in the performance of dances and pageants. The exact meanings of these ceremonies may be long forgotten, but they typically enact a mythical story intended to bring fertility, yield a good harvest or scare away evil spirits. By putting on another face, the mask wearer magically enters an altered state.”

Originally from: Central America

Condition: Good vintage condition

Measures: 24 cm x 15 cm (approximate measures)

Stockist: Den Haag, the Netherlands

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