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Posted 12 years ago
ho2cultcha
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the first and third ones were made by a famous mask maker in Michoacan, Mexico. The second one i bought at a yard sale years ago, and i don't know where it's from. i think it might be south pacific or hawaiian. does anyone know?
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The one in the middle is also from Mexico, possibly Michoacán.
thank you very much mawamamama! that makes sense. now i remember seeing these in mexico. i don't know why i didn't recognize it before.
the green mask is a more recent one, but both it and the red one were made by Don Antonio in Uruapan, Michoacan. He's a very well-known and talented maskmaker. the red one is supposedly made w/ all natural paints made from insects, plant material and minerals using ancient Purempecha techniques.