Art, Symbol & Imagination
Mexican Skull Mask with Mosaic Inlay
Round reflective eyes and exposed teeth dominate a skull-shaped face crossed by contrasting mosaic bands. The source identifies a Mexican skull mask inlaid with turquoise and lignite, with pyrites used for the eyes.
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Maker and photographer uncredited. "Mexican Skull Mask with Mosaic Inlay" [editorial title]. In Masks and Demons, Kenneth Macgowan; with Herman Rosse’s theatrical research and line drawings. Harcourt, Brace edition, 1923, 1923, Harcourt, Brace and Company. Source scan leaf 64. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/library-0464-062
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Maker and photographer uncredited. Mexican Skull Mask with Mosaic Inlay. Masks and Demons. Scan leaf 64. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/library-0464-062