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Sunset Warrior
$415.00
Code: IBUM002B
Measures 10" x 28"/25.5 x 71.5cms (w/feathers)
A powerful mask representing an ancestor - a warrior chieftain - with feather headdress and his 'nagual' (alter-ego), the mighty jaguar, as a mystical presence like a third-eye, directing his instincts and actions. This carved and painted (balsa) wood mask was worn in the historic indigenous village of Boruca in the southern Pacific coast watershed of Costa Rica, in their traditional ceremony: 'Danza de los Diablitos'. Context images available of mask being worn.
Mask maker and wearer: Brian Gonzalez
Measures 10" x 28"/25.5 x 71.5cms (w/feathers)
A powerful mask representing an ancestor - a warrior chieftain - with feather headdress and his 'nagual' (alter-ego), the mighty jaguar, as a mystical presence like a third-eye, directing his instincts and actions. This carved and painted (balsa) wood mask was worn in the historic indigenous village of Boruca in the southern Pacific coast watershed of Costa Rica, in their traditional ceremony: 'Danza de los Diablitos'. Context images available of mask being worn.
Mask maker and wearer: Brian Gonzalez