Mask & Procession
Objects built to be worn, shouldered or burned. They are made to be read at a distance and in motion, which is why they are cut deep, painted flat and framed heavier than they look.
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Section 04 of 06
Entries in Mask & Procession
Objects made to be carried and worn.- 015 The carved maskCarved mask · Michoacán, Mexico Cut from a single block, painted, and worn to be moved rather than looked at — which is why the features are cut as deep as they are.
- 016 What is carriedProcessional frame · Across the region Frames, litters and figures built to be shouldered through a street, and the engineering that keeps them upright.
- 017 Papier-mâché and fireCartonería figure · Across the region Objects built in quantity to be destroyed at the end of the day.