Masks of Mexico: Santos, Diablos Y Mas October 4, 2006

Experience the beauty, pageantry and power of traditionally carved Mexican masks from pre-Hispanic times to the present. Using bright colors and rich imagery, the artisans of Mexico create a fantastic and marvelous world of hand carved wooden masks. Faces smile, grimace, look angelic or diabolic. Whether they are part animal, part human, or stylized characters from Mexican history, they are all most importantly part of a compelling and continuing tradition.