Description
Privately printed [Published Date: no date listed, circa 1996]. Paper covers, wire spiral bound, [19] single sided unpaginated sheets. A collection of 15 wooden masks carved by Justo Duarte Reyes and painted by his wife Felipa Pluma Duarte. They were carved between 1895 and 1920. The masks were from the town of Rancheria de los Cacchuates and used in the Procesion de los Nazarenos. This collection of masks was discovered by Dr. Norman D. Thomas. Each mask has a black and white photo with a detailed description the carvings, the mask's ceremonial function and its symbolism.