{"id":4275,"date":"2016-06-16T19:11:31","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T19:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/?p=4275"},"modified":"2016-06-16T19:11:31","modified_gmt":"2016-06-16T19:11:31","slug":"strange-mexican-mask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/strange-mexican-mask\/","title":{"rendered":"Strange Mexican mask"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/aaaMystrySolvd-984a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4276\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/aaaMystrySolvd-984a-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"aaaMystrySolvd-984a\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/aaaMystrySolvd-984a-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/aaaMystrySolvd-984a-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/aaaMystrySolvd-984a-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/aaaMystrySolvd-984a-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Q:<\/strong>\u00a0 I recently acquired three Mexican (?) masks from an estate sale.\u00a0 My understanding is that the collector had originally bought them in the 60&#8217;s, though I cannot confirm that, nor do I know the age of the masks at the time of purchase.\u00a0 Brian, 984<\/p>\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong>\u00a0 Thanks for sending the excellent photos. Two of the masks would be classified as Mexican decoratives, which means they were made for sale to tourists or art collectors. This one is more interesting. It is thinly carved, which is ideal for actual usage, but there are no holes for attachment to the dancer&#8217;s head. Some other questions&#8230; Why was it so quickly repainted? Where is it from? What is it for? Let&#8217;s hope one of our viewers will make a comment intriguing piece.<a href=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/aaaMystrySolvd-984b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4278\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/aaaMystrySolvd-984b-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"aaaMystrySolvd-984b\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/aaaMystrySolvd-984b-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/aaaMystrySolvd-984b-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/aaaMystrySolvd-984b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/aaaMystrySolvd-984b-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 0.85; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 47px; left: 20px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q:\u00a0 I recently acquired three Mexican (?) masks from an estate sale.\u00a0 My understanding is that the collector had originally bought them in the 60&#8217;s, though I cannot confirm that, nor do I know the age of the masks at the time of purchase.\u00a0 Brian, 984 A:\u00a0 Thanks for sending the excellent photos. Two of the masks would be classified as Mexican decoratives, which means they were made for sale to tourists or art collectors. This one is more interesting. It is thinly carved, which is ideal for actual usage, but there are no holes for attachment to the dancer&#8217;s head. Some other questions&#8230; Why was it so quickly repainted? Where is it from? What is it for? Let&#8217;s hope one of our viewers will make a comment intriguing piece. 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