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Folk Art1887 of 2611Native American? carved bear claws for costume?Bolivian silver figure (weird)
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    Posted 12 years ago

    ho2cultcha
    (5051 items)

    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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    1. MawamaMama MawamaMama, 12 years ago
      The one in the middle is also from Mexico, possibly Michoacán.
    2. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 12 years ago
      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.
    3. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 12 years ago
      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.

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