Lot n° 220
Estimation :
80 - 100
EUR
Rare and ancient tiger mask (tiger is the regional name for - Lot 220
Rare and ancient tiger mask (tiger is the regional name for jaguar) ritually used on the feast days of the Holy Cross (May 3, 4, 5) in fighting competitions to implore the deity Tlaloc, god of rain during the planting season. Leather, glass and hair. Dimensions: 32 x 32 x 22 cm (excluding hair). Mexico. State of Guerrero. Zitlala region. (See Barbara Mauldin's "Tigers, Devils and the Dance of Life" for Ruth Lechuga's photos of two masked fighters).
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