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Antique Goiter Mask (Patzcaa Dance) - Huehuecho-Rabinal mayan folk art

$ 1320

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Condition: Used
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Guatemala

    Description

    THIS IS A RARE HARD WOOD (12in X 6 in) MASK FROM THE BAILE PATZCAA  ( DANCE OF THE THE PEOPLE WITH GOITERS) FROM RABINAL WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM THE DANCE OF PATZCAR THAT IS DONE IN THE QUICHE SPEAKING WESTERN HIGHLANDS. THE EARLIEST KNOWN REPORT OF THIS DANCE WAS 1862 . THIS MASK HAS BEEN AUTHENTICATED BY JOEL BROWN ONE OF THE WORLD AUTHORITIES IN GUATEMALAN DANCE MASK. THIS MASK WAS DANCED IN RABINAL 98 & 99