The indigenous Nahuas people of the Municipality of Zitlala, in the central area of Guerrero, request rain every May 3 through a complex ritual where pre-Hispanic and Christian religious elements are syncretized. Since pre-Hispanic times, the jaguar…
Made of leather, this Nahua jaguar mask depicts a jaguar's face with upright, tufted ears and open mouth. The jaguar's face is painted yellow, stamped with red and black circles of paint representing the animal's markings, and ornamented with tufts…
"This mask is made of wood carved to represent a tiger’s or jaguar’s head with an outstretched tongue, folded ears, two sets of teeth, and whiskers. The front of the mask is painted yellow, green, red, black, and white. Glass covers both eyes.…
The Chinese puppet theater is one of the oldest arts in the world. In 300 BC, wood and mud figures were used with movable limbs for magical and funeral purposes. It is believed that these first figures gave rise to the emergence of the first puppets.…
