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.. ----Gorgeous Cobán Devil with a beautiful combination of green, black and red colors. On December 7th people celebrate the famous "Quema del Diablo" – Burning of the Devil, a purification ritual before the start of Christmas Celebrations. Dancers dressed with red and black costumes will dance around the bonfires. The character is not necessarily evil; some pieces will be decorated with diverse symbols to represent different kind of personalities, good or evil. The red and green painted skin is highlighted by big white eyeballs an enormous mouth with teeth and a large red leather tongue showing. Eyelashes are highlighted with low relieve carved lines as well as the beard. Leather ears and the huge horns black, white and red painted magnify the evil look of the character.
Age: Approximately carved in the 1930’s.
Ethnic Group: kekchí
Origin: Cobán, Alta Verapaz
Materials: wood
Use: Devil Dance
Technique: hand carved at a Morería
Size: Approximately 18” x 10” x 14” (horns included)