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Female Mask Tixtla, Guerrero 7 Inches, painted wood
I originally thought
of this mask as being from the Sierra de Puebla, but more
recently I realized that it has a painting style that is
characteristic of Tixtla, Guerrero, in terms of the dark red
paint that accents certain features. So this must be a character
from the Manueles Dance, either the betrothed young woman or her
rejected rival. In the Manueles Dance drama, a young man jilts
his fiancé in favor of another woman, the dance includes the
parents of all the major players.
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