Mexican Vintage Hand-painted Wood Jaguar Dance Mask with Tusks and Quills stair step pattern but I think it is

but I think it is perfect just by itself

though it is rather hard to make out

though I am not entirely sure

educated at Mass Art

so at the moment it looks to me rather sad

Mexican Vintage Hand-painted Wood Jaguar Dance Mask with Tusks and Quills stair step pattern but I think it isWow! I found this Mexican hand painted wooden Jaguar dance mask with applied (real) tusks, leather tongue and ears, glass eyes, and porcupine quills popping out everywhere at an antique shop in Newburyport, MA and knew it had to come home with me. I have since found others similar (including in museum collections) and know that it likely came from Guererro in Mexico, and likely dates to the 1980s or so. From what I understand, there is no real