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Maximon mask
Guatemala
9 inches, painted wood, glass eyes
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Q: I believe
this may possibly be a Guatemalan-made
Spanish Colonial theater mask. It is 9" long. Kathleen,
1-25-12, 289 |
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A:
To appease the Catholic Church this kind of mask is called San
Simon, but the Mayan name is Maximon. Actually it functions as
the head of a figure that is placed on an alter in a meeting
house. It doesn't need eye holes but the mouth is open to
receive offerings of liquor or tobacco. Call it a cult figure or
a folk Saint. |
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