Description: Vintage, Danced, Ethnographic, Yaqui Indian Pascola Dance Mask, Sonora, Mexico.Danced, used, Ethnographic, mask with patina -ca 1980s. Hand carved. See pictures. Stand not included. Any questions please feel free to contact me and don't assume. The Mayo Indians are an indigenous group living in the Ro Mayo valley in Southern Sonora and the Ro Fuerte valley in Northern Sinaloa, Mexico Their tradition of mask carving goes back more than a century. The pascola is the "old man of the fiesta" that is the literal translation of the Yaqui word Pahko'ola. He is at once the old man, wise, and the clown who keeps the participants entertained throughout the ceremony. The ceremony does not start until he enters the ramada and it ends with him giving a closing "sermon." The hair depicts the old man - but ironically the Yaquis/Mayos like most indigenous men in N. America do not have much facial hair. As with manyMexican and Guatemalantraditions, the Mayo's are depicting the hairyEuropeansthatconqueredthe area a few hundred years before. The masks that have been produced in this region usually depict males with a goat or horse hair beard and long eyebrows which cover the face. Pascola masks almost always exhibit a cross on the forehead. (i.e. The absence of a cross usually indicates that the mask was made for a tourist.)
Price: 900 USD
Location: Altoona, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2023-12-01T23:30:47.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Country/Region of Manufacture: Mexico
Culture: Mexican
Modified Item: No
Handmade: Yes
California Prop 65 Warning: udk
