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Old Blue Eyes Vaquero - Treasures
$5000

Old Blue Eyes Vaquero - Treasures
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  • Old Blue Eyes Vaquero - Treasures
  • Old Blue Eyes Vaquero - Treasures
  • Old Blue Eyes Vaquero - Treasures
  • Old Blue Eyes Vaquero - Treasures
  • Old Blue Eyes Vaquero - Treasures
  • Old Blue Eyes Vaquero - Treasures
  • Old Blue Eyes Vaquero - Treasures
  • Old Blue Eyes Vaquero - Treasures
  • Old Blue Eyes Vaquero - Treasures
  • Old Blue Eyes Vaquero - Treasures

The following item belongs to the range of “Antique and Rare Items of the Casa de Artes’ Treasures Series”. This item can only be purchased online using PAYPAL or a US Dollar Check sent to our P.O. Box address in Florida, USA. For buying instructions please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ----- Exquisite ceremonial dance mask representing a cowboy from the Pacific Coast. This region is famous for its cattle and farms. Many highlanders come to the coast looking for an extra income and work during the harvest season in the lower lands. High relieve carved hair and moustaches give the piece a serious look. Notice the thick eyebrows, big blue glass eyes and red lips highlight the looks of this hard working cattleman. This Vaquero or Cowboy appears in the “Baile Convite”, a disguises parade. The piece was broken during the many “Fiestas” that it was used  and was later fixed as the piece’s left side shows. The backside of the piece shows the hardness of the wood smoothened by the constant use during the ceremonies; notice the branding of the letter “J”, the way the costume shop knew that the piece belonged to them. The many different layers of paint as well as an incredible backside patina tell the many adventures and events that this piece has overcome.

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Age: Approximately carved in the early 1900’s.
Ethnic Group: K’iché
Origin: San Cristobal, Totonicapán
Materials: Wood
Use: Baile Convite
Technique: Hand carved at a Morería
Size: Approximately 5.5” x 6.5” x 3.5”
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