{"id":5033,"date":"2017-03-07T17:52:01","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T17:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/?p=5033"},"modified":"2017-03-07T17:52:01","modified_gmt":"2017-03-07T17:52:01","slug":"bolivian-devil-mask-with-lizard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/bolivian-devil-mask-with-lizard\/","title":{"rendered":"Bolivian Devil Mask with Lizard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/aaaMystrySolvd-1121.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5034\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/aaaMystrySolvd-1121-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/aaaMystrySolvd-1121-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/aaaMystrySolvd-1121-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/aaaMystrySolvd-1121-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/aaaMystrySolvd-1121-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Q:<\/strong>\u00a0 This Bolivian mask represents a character from the Diablada known as a \u201cMaligno\u201d or \u201cDemonio.\u201d\u00a0 It was made in La Paz, but it was probably used in the Oruro carnival.\u00a0 It\u2019s composed of linen covered in plaster, then painted.\u00a0 The details such as the lizard on the head are mostly plaster, but there are solid wood anchors for the horns (which are removable).\u00a0 The eyes are hand-painted glass, and the front teeth are probably sheep\u2019s teeth.\u00a0 I\u2019m not sure what the eyelashes are made from.\u00a0 The mask dates to the 1960s.\u00a0 Aaron, 1121<\/p>\n<p><strong>A:\u00a0<\/strong> Once again Aaron shares with us a fine example of traditional masquerade. This is the product of lots of research and time spent on site, something most of us can&#8217;t do. Happily there are reputable dealers selling this caliber of masks on the internet&#8230; and it won&#8217;t cost you near the price of airfare and accommodations.\u00a0<strong> A+<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q:\u00a0 This Bolivian mask represents a character from the Diablada known as a \u201cMaligno\u201d or \u201cDemonio.\u201d\u00a0 It was made in La Paz, but it was probably used in the Oruro carnival.\u00a0 It\u2019s composed of linen covered in plaster, then painted.\u00a0 The details such as the lizard on the head are mostly plaster, but there are solid wood anchors for the horns (which are removable).\u00a0 The eyes are hand-painted glass, and the front teeth are probably sheep\u2019s teeth.\u00a0 I\u2019m not sure what the eyelashes are made from.\u00a0 The mask dates to the 1960s.\u00a0 Aaron, 1121 A:\u00a0 Once again Aaron shares with us a fine example of traditional masquerade. This is the product of lots of research and time spent on site, something most of us can&#8217;t do. Happily there are reputable dealers selling this caliber of masks on the internet&#8230; and it won&#8217;t cost you near the price of airfare and accommodations.\u00a0 A+<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5034,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-south-america"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5033"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5033\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5035,"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5033\/revisions\/5035"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}