239. Two Carved and Polychromed Wood Masks

Comprising a mask representing a character from the dance of the Moors and Christians, state of origin unknown. The pink face indicates it may be one of the Christians. The creator has dispensed with carving a goatee and painted a black dot on the mask's chin; a Sabaro charcter mask also related to the dance of the Moors and Christians from the state of Puebla. This classic character is painted red with a gold-painted mustache(carved as a solid horizontal bar above its eyes). The long pronounced nose breaks up these strong horizontal plains; a mask depicting a serious face

100/200     SOLD: $98.00

Condition: all with paint loss