{"id":5678,"date":"2017-09-20T16:56:40","date_gmt":"2017-09-20T16:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/?p=5678"},"modified":"2017-09-20T16:56:40","modified_gmt":"2017-09-20T16:56:40","slug":"one-eyed-black-skinned-moor-from-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/one-eyed-black-skinned-moor-from-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"One-eyed, black-skinned Moor from Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Q:<\/strong>\u00a0 I posted the last 2 masks from Veracruz, both Moors but in very different styles. Scans are attached f you\u2019re interested in seeing them.\u00a0 Aaron, 1218<\/p>\n

A:<\/strong>\u00a0 As always, thank you for sharing your recent mask acquisitions with us. It seems you are able to tract down wonderful finds in any part of the world. Couldn’t we do the same?<\/p>\n

Try this… Just Google the indigenous people who populate the area where you are going. Also, don’t be afraid to visit some museums or read books ahead of time. The more you know, the better your results will be. Obviously, Aaron does a lot of research. Here is what he says about this one-eyed character he found in Veracruz.<\/p>\n

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COUNTRY:\u00a0Mexico
\nSUBREGION:\u00a0Veracruz
\nETHNICITY:\u00a0Nahua
\nDESCRIPTION: Moro<\/em> (Moor) Mask
\nMAKER: Unknown
\nCEREMONY:\u00a0Danza de los Moros y Cristianos
\nAGE: 1950s-1960s
\nMAIN MATERIAL: wood
\nOTHER MATERIALS:\u00a0oil-based paint<\/p>\n

The Danza de los Moros y Cristianos <\/em>(Dance of the Moors and Christians) reenacts the reconquest of Spain by the Christians from the Muslim Saracens. \u00a0The story\u00a0was taught by missionaries as part of an effort to instill respect for and fear of the Spaniards in the indigenous peoples, and to convince them that the victory of Christianity over other faiths\u2014by violence whenever necessary\u2014was inevitable.<\/p>\n

The dance is still performed widely in Mexico, including in Mexico State, Michoac\u00e1n, Puebla, and Veracruz. Important characters include Spaniards, Moors, saints, angels, and devils. This moro<\/em>\u00a0is unusual in having lost an eye.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Q:\u00a0 I posted the last 2 masks from Veracruz, both Moors but in very different styles. Scans are attached f you\u2019re interested in seeing them.\u00a0 Aaron, 1218 A:\u00a0 As always, thank you for sharing your recent mask acquisitions with us. It seems you are able to tract down wonderful finds in any part of the world. Couldn’t we do the same? Try this… Just Google the indigenous people who populate the area where you are going. Also, don’t be afraid to visit some museums or read books ahead of time. The more you know, the better your results will be. Obviously, Aaron does a lot of research. Here is what he says about this one-eyed character he found in Veracruz. COUNTRY:\u00a0Mexico SUBREGION:\u00a0Veracruz ETHNICITY:\u00a0Nahua DESCRIPTION: Moro (Moor) Mask MAKER: Unknown CEREMONY:\u00a0Danza de los Moros y Cristianos AGE: 1950s-1960s MAIN MATERIAL: wood OTHER MATERIALS:\u00a0oil-based paint The Danza de los Moros y Cristianos (Dance of the Moors and Christians) reenacts the reconquest of Spain by the Christians from the Muslim Saracens. \u00a0The story\u00a0was taught by missionaries as part of an effort to instill respect for and fear of the Spaniards in the indigenous peoples, and to convince them that the victory of Christianity over other faiths\u2014by violence whenever necessary\u2014was inevitable. The dance is still performed widely in Mexico, including in Mexico State, Michoac\u00e1n, Puebla, and Veracruz. Important characters include Spaniards, Moors, saints, angels, and devils. This moro\u00a0is unusual in having lost an eye.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5679,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mexico"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5678","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=5678"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5678\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5680,"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5678\/revisions\/5680"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}