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Masks are most extensively used for Carnival, Holy Week and Day of the Dead and worn as part of an elaborate costume. [9] [26] Masks for Carnival vary widely and include old men, farmers, Afro-Mexicans, death and various animals. [30]
The original carnival character costume was made out of rice bags and covered in the leaves of the plantain tree. [18] The mask, like most character masks was made out of some sort of papier-mâché. [18] Now, most cow costumes consist of a cream-coloured loose shirt with tight pants that have gold accents. [18]
The population of the Reserva Indígena Boruca subsists mainly on small-scale agriculture and the profits reaped from the sale of indigenous crafts. They are best known for masks made for the "Fiesta de los Diablitos" (or "Danza de los Diablitos"). The masks, depicting stylized devil faces, are worn by the men of Boruca during the fiesta. The ...
[2] [3] The first alebrijes, as well as the name itself, are attributed to Pedro Linares, an artisan from México City (Distrito Federal), who specialized in making piñatas, carnival masks and "Judas" figures from cartonería, an ancient and widespread papercraft often confused with papier-mâché. [2]
Museo Nacional de la Máscara (National Mask Museum) is a museum in the city of San Luis Potosí dedicated to Mexico's masked dance and ritual heritage from the pre Hispanic period to the present. It is located in a former mansion on Plaza del Carmen, which became federal property in 1907, housing the current museum since 1982.
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