Vintage Mexican Fariseo or Baltazar Semana Santa Dance Mask
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Directory: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Americas: Latin American: Handiwork: Pre 1960: Item # 1357585
Directory: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Americas: Latin American: Handiwork: Pre 1960: Item # 1357585
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369 Montezuma Ave., #562
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2626
407-234-0153
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369 Montezuma Ave., #562
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2626
407-234-0153
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In the Mexican state of Michoacan, where this mask originates, there are dancers who are variously called los Diablos (devils), los Judíos (Judas’), or los Fariseos (Pharisees). These dancers may wear many different masks—devils, menacing or evil characters, skulls, animals, and human faces which imitate the persecutors of Christ - during Semana Santa, or Holy Week.
In the Mexican state of Michoacan, where this mask originates, there are dancers who are variously called los Diablos (devils), los Judíos (Judas’), or los Fariseos (Pharisees). These dancers may wear many different masks—devils, menacing or evil characters, skulls, animals, and human faces which imitate the persecutors of Christ - during Semana Santa, or Holy Week.
This large, fantastic Mexican Baltazar Holy Week dance mask is fashioned from real horn and carved wood, and brightly painted with a blue face, black horns and multicolored dots. Condition is good with normal wear for a vintage mask. PROVENANCE: Bob Brand and Liz Werthan, Philadelphia. DIMENSIONS: 21" H x 31" W x 19" D (53 x 79 x 48 cm).
