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Old Viejitos Mask, Michoacan Mexico
Old Viejitos Mask, Michoacan Mexico
Old Viejitos Mask, Michoacan Mexico
Old Viejitos Mask, Michoacan Mexico

Old Viejitos Mask, Michoacan Mexico

$ 31.67

Availability: 19 in stock
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Modified Item: No
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Provenance: Ownership History Not Available
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Mexico
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

    Description

    A classic
    viejito
    mask from Michoacán, Mexico, used in the Dance of the Little Old Men.
    GENERAL REGION: Latin America
    COUNTRY: Mexico
    SUBREGION: Michoacan
    ETHNICITY: Purépecha
    DESCRIPTION: Viejito (Little Old Man) Mask
    MAKER: Salvador Gáspar Pauambo (Cheran, Michoacan)
    CEREMONY: Danza de los Viejitos
    AGE: 1980
    MATERIALS: wood, oil-based paint
    SIZE: 7.5" x 6" x 5.5"
    The
    Danza de los Viejitos
    is one of the oldest ceremonies in the Purépecha regions of Michoacán. In it, four dancers dressed as old men, with white suits, a colorful sarape, beribboned straw hat, wooden clogs, and a wooden cane, dance to the music of violins, clarinets, and guitars. The purpose of the dance is to pray for a good harvest. Normally, four dancers appear, representing the four primordial elements (earth, fire, water, and air) and the four colors of maize (yellow, red, blue, white). Masks may be made of wood, paste, or terra cotta. They typically have a wrinkled face, missing teeth, and white hair, sometimes with a mustache.
    This mask is made of wood and has not been culturally used. However, it is of the type made for use.  It was finished in 1980.
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