VINTAGE 60s HAND CARVED WOOD "DEVIL" MASK FROM MEXICO

VINTAGE 60s HAND CARVED WOOD "DEVIL" MASK FROM MEXICO Tzintzuntzan Michoacan A town and municipality in the state of Michoacán, Mexico. Wooden hand painted mask, Mexico Tribal Mask Decor Archaeological Site: The town is known for its important archaeological site, which includes the Yacatas, unique circular pyramids. Rare find highly collectible vintage 1978 hand carved wood“Pastoreleas Dance” devil mask from Pátzcuaro, Michoacán Mexico, one of the premier locations of Mexico’s traditional mask makers. Masks were usedby the Aztecs in their religious ceremonies and after the Spanish conquest, Christian symbols were incorporated.The “devil” masks are used in the Pastorleas Dance to temp Shepard’s only to be confronted by angels in “good triumphing over evil”