Mexican mask-folk art
Mexican mask-folk art refers to the making and use of masks for various traditional dances and ceremony in Mexico. Evidence of mask making in the country extends for thousands of years and was a well-established part of ritual life in Mexico when the Spanish arrived. In the early colonial period, evangelists took advantage of native customs of dance and mask to teach the Catholic faith although later, colonial authorities tried to ban both unsuccessfully. After Independence, mask and dance traditions showed a syncretism and mask traditions have continued to evolve into new forms, depicting Mexico’s history and newer forms of popular culture such as lucha libre. Most traditional masks are made of wood, with others made from leather, wax, cardboard, paper mache and other materials. Common de
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Mexican mask-folk art
Mexican mask-folk art refers to the making and use of masks for various traditional dances and ceremony in Mexico. Evidence of mask making in the country extends for thousands of years and was a well-established part of ritual life in Mexico when the Spanish arrived. In the early colonial period, evangelists took advantage of native customs of dance and mask to teach the Catholic faith although later, colonial authorities tried to ban both unsuccessfully. After Independence, mask and dance traditions showed a syncretism and mask traditions have continued to evolve into new forms, depicting Mexico’s history and newer forms of popular culture such as lucha libre. Most traditional masks are made of wood, with others made from leather, wax, cardboard, paper mache and other materials. Common de
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Mexican mask-folk art refers t ...... , especially demons/the Devil.
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墨西哥面具民俗(英文:Mexican mask-folk a ...... 墨西哥黑人,老妇人、老夫人、野兽和超自然现象(特别是魔鬼)。
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Arte de las máscaras populares ...... s ejemplos son la lucha libre.
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Mexican mask-folk art refers t ...... and other materials. Common de
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墨西哥面具民俗(英文:Mexican mask-folk a ...... 墨西哥黑人,老妇人、老夫人、野兽和超自然现象(特别是魔鬼)。
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Mexican mask-folk art
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Máscaras mexicanas
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墨西哥面具民俗
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