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Negrito mask Santa Maria Huasolotitlan, Oaxaca 8 inches long, painted wood Though this one is associated with the Tejorones Dance, Negritos are used in several dances throughout Mexico. The color black was associated with a number of powerful deities in the PreHispanic pantheon. When the Spanish conquerors imported African slaves to work in their mines and plantations, they were regarded by many of the local Indians as superhuman figures possessing magical powers. SOLD
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