Las Manos Magicas Mexican and Guatemalan masks for sale

Las Manos Mágicas
Mexican, Guatemalan, and Dominican Republic Masks and Bolivian Dolls for Sale
New masks added 11/28/11

At the top half of this page is a group of old and new Mexican and Guatemalan masks for sale. Descriptions accompany each mask. There are new masks by the master mask makers Juan Orta(now deceased) of Michoacan, Mexico, Justo Xuana of Oaxaca, and a large group of masks by award-winning Arturo Aj-Canil, a winner of the top award in Guatemala for a woodcarver. There are also a couple of masks by award-winning Oaxacan carver Angel Vasquez, son of Angelica Vasquez. And there is a group of other more primitive Guatemalan masks. This is our largest group of masks ever. The second group of masks is vintage masks. Most come from one private collection and were bought in Mexico in the early 1970's when the collector lived there for several years. They are also on our older and vintage folk art page. The third group is a small goup of paper mache masks made for Carnaval in the Dominican Republic in the 1990's. They are from the same collection -- the collector lived in the Dominican Republic for a few years. These paper mache masks are made of extremely thick material of many layers of paper.

At the bottom of the page is a group of handmade dolls from Bolivia. Despite the appearamce of the photos, the dolls are all roughly the same size. The bodies are made of woven cotton fabric. The faces of the Viejo, or old person, dolls are stitched cotton. The other faces are sculpted from nylon stockings. All clothing is made from mostly handwoven, sometimes handknitted, cotton or wool.
Click on each image for a larger view. Measurements are in inches.
Packing and shipping are extra. Packing on most items is $4.00. Those that require special packing are marked. Please call us at 713-802-2530 to place orders or email us at magicas@pdq.netfor more information.
We ship via FedEx Ground.

Las Manos Mágicas Mexican, Guatemalan, and Dominican Republic Masks and Bolivian Dolls for Sale New masks added 11/28/11 At the top half of this page is a group of old and new Mexican and Guatemalan masks for sale. Descriptions accompany each mask. There are new masks by the master mask makers Juan Orta(now deceased) of Michoacan, Mexico, Justo Xuana of Oaxaca, and a large group of masks by award-winning Arturo Aj-Canil, a winner of the top award in Guatemala for a woodcarver. There are also a couple of masks by award-winning Oaxacan carver Angel Vasquez, son of Angelica Vasquez. And there is a group of other more primitive Guatemalan masks. This is our largest group of masks ever. The second group of masks is vintage masks. Most come from one private collection and were bought in Mexico in the early 1970's when the collector lived there for several years. They are also on our older and vintage folk art page. The third group is a small goup of paper mache masks made for Carnaval in the Dominican Republic in the 1990's. They are from the same collection -- the collector lived in the Dominican Republic for a few years. These paper mache masks are made of extremely thick material of many layers of paper. At the bottom of the page is a group of handmade dolls from Bolivia. Despite the appearamce of the photos, the dolls are all roughly the same size. The bodies are made of woven cotton fabric. The faces of the Viejo, or old person, dolls are stitched cotton. The other faces are sculpted from nylon stockings. All clothing is made from mostly handwoven, sometimes handknitted, cotton or wool. Click on each image for a larger view. Measurements are in inches. Packing and shipping are extra. Packing on most items is $4.00. Those that require special packing are marked. Please call us at 713-802-2530 to place orders or email us at magicas@pdq.netfor more information. We ship via FedEx Ground.
	M1. Hand-carved and painted mask by Angel Vasquez of Oaxaca, son of Angelica Vasquez. 5 3/4"W X 16 1/2"H X 3 1/2"D, $150.	M2. Hand-carved and painted mask by Angel Vasquez of Oaxaca, son of Angelica Vasquez. 7 1/2"W X 11 3/4"H X 2 1/2"D, $160.	M3. by master mask maker JUAN ORTA, two-faced mask with lizards and owl, 9 1/2"W X 9" H X 5"D.	M4. by master mask maker JUAN ORTA, devil mask with horns and skeleton, 11"W X 13 1/2 " H (face 8" tall) X 6"D, $950. Detail 1 Detail 2 Detail 3





M5 Carnaval dog mask by mask maker Justo Xuana, Oaxaca, Mexico. Carved from wood and handpainted with sisal hair. New. 12" H X 8.5"W X 9'D, $625.	M6 Carnaval wolf mask by mask maker Justo Xuana, Oaxaca, Mexico. Carved from wood and handpainted with sisal hair. New. 12" H X 10"W X 3.5'D, $625.	M7 Bird mask by daughter of mask maker Justo Xuana, Oaxaca, Mexico. Carved from wood and handpainted with sisal hair. New. 14.5" H X 4.25"W X 3"D,	M12 Three face mask with skull and snake headdress by top award-winning Guatemalan mask maker Arturo AjCanil. Carved from wood and handpainted, 9.75" H X 7.75"W X 4.75"D,	M9. Sun and lion head mask by top award-winning Guatemalan mask maker Arturo AjCanil. Carved from wood and handpainted, 12 1/4"L X 8" W X 5" D, $185.
M16.Skeleton sitting on a skull, depicting the Mayan god Pascual Abaj, by top award-winning Guatemalan mask maker Arturo AjCanil. Carved from wood and handpainted, 14.5"H X 4.75"W X 3"D,
	M17. Skull mask with sun and moons by top award-winning Guatemalan mask maker Arturo AjCanil. Carved from wood and handpainted, 8.25"H X 6.25"W X 4.5"D,	M14. Sun mask with quetzal by top award-winning Guatemalan mask maker Arturo AjCanil. . Carved from wood and handpainted, 9.5"H X 7.5"W X 5 " D, $175.	M20. Clown mask by top award-winning Guatemalan mask maker Arturo AjCanil. Carved from wood and handpainted, 9.5"H X 7..5"W X 5.5"D,	M21. Toro mask by Guatemalan mask maker. Carved from wood and handpainted, 8.5"H X 11.5"W X 4"D,
M24. Red devil mask with gold horns, second of a pair used together in a dance. Guatemala. Carved from wood and handpainted, with glass eyes. Horn tip to horn tip measures 11.5"H X 11.5"W X 4.25"D, $180.	M25. Red devil mask with gold horns, one of a pair used together in a dance. Guatemala. Carved from wood and handpainted, with glass eyes. Horn tip to horn tip measures 10"H X 9.5"W X 4"D, $180.	M27. Colorful feo, or ugly one, mask. Guatemala. Carved from wood and handpainted. 9"H X 7.25"W X 4.5"D, $195.	M23 Older dance mask for Danza de los Torros from Coban, Guatemala. Carved from wood and handpainted. Ornamented with woven ribbon, brass bell, and mirrors. Wooden part of mask measures 8" H X 6.825"W X 6.5"D, $180.	M29. Red devil mask. Guatemala. Carved from wood and handpainted. Including horns, measures 9.5"H X 7"W X 9"D, $150.
M26. White devil mask. Guatemala. Carved from wood and handpainted, with glass eyes. 9"H X 7"W X 5"D, $150.	. M38. Painted wooden decorative bat mask from Guatemala. 7.5" W X 11"H X 5.75 "D. $48.	M39. Painted wooden decorative javelina mask from Guatemala. 7.5" W X 10.5"H X 5.5 "D. $48.	M37. Three Kings masks. These are new wire screen masks from Morelos, Mexico. Hair is sisal. Each is about 12" tall. The trio: $150.	M33. Painted wooden mask from Michoacan with feather earring. 8.5"H X 7"W X 3.5"D, $159.
The following masks are older and vintage masks.			M31. Painted canvas jaguar costume and carved wooden mask from Guerrero. Mid 1980's to early 1990's. 6' x 6'(to end of arms) Tigre mask 9" x 8" $750	M40. Painted wooden vintage Pedro de Alvarado mask from 1980's, Guatemala. Gold hair, glass eyes, and red marbles held in the smaller eye holes with beeswax. 7.75" W X 11.75"H X 6"D. Price reduced, was $275, now $225.
M40. Painted wooden vintage dual-faced mask , Guerrero, Mexico. The exceptional carving and painting style of this mask is very much like several fine Guerrero masks in Donald Cordry's mask book. The mask is in good condition except some bettle damage, the worst being on the chin. Actual hair which was glued onto the mask by the cement at the hairline has been largely worn away. 10.62" W X 12"H X 6"D. Price reduced, was $600, now $500.	M41. Painted wooden vintage vaquero mask , Guerrero, Mexico. Probably 1970's. The pursed lips looking at is they are blowing out is typical of the vaquero mask. Some wear on forehead. 5.5" W X 8"H (excluding horsehair beard) X 2.5"D. $210.	M42. Painted wooden vintage mask , Guerrero, Mexico. Probably 1970's. 8.5" W X 9"H X 5.25"D (all measurements include protrusions). $155.	M43. Painted wooden vintage anthropo zoomorphic mask, The creature on the face is part insect. part snake. Guerrero, Mexico. Probably 1970's. 8" W X 8.25"H X 4.5"D (all measurements include protrusions).	M44. Painted wooden vintage Indio mask , Guerrero, Mexico. Probably 1970's. This mask has been repaired -- the beard protrusion on the upper right had been broken off and was replaced. 13" W X 12.5"H X 4"D (all measurements include protrusions).
M45. Painted wooden vintage borracho mask with sisal wig over a rubber ball, Guerrero, Mexico. Very fine carver. Late 1960's to early 1970's. 8" W X 8"H X 8"D.	M46. Painted wooden vintage mask , Guerrero, Mexico. Early 1970's. Only reference we can find to the curled up nose is to a Suffering Moor mask from Puebla, "6 W X7"H X 5"D not including horsehair beard. $210.	M47.Painted screen mask, Morelos, Mexico. 1970's. 11W" X10"H X 3"D, including sisal beard.	M48. Painted screen vintage mask , Morelos, Mexico. Probably 1970's. 5.5" W X9"H X 3.5"D , not including tassels.	M.49 Painted wooden vintage Yaqui Pascola mask , Sonora, Mexico. Cross on the forehead is an indication of a real Pascola mask as opposed to one made for the mask trade. Beard and hair are real horsehair.1970's or older. 5"W X11"H X3.5"D, including beard,
M50. Painted wooden vintage Otomi Macho Cabrillo mask for Carnaval from El Nante, Hidalgo. Mexico. Very finely carved hardwood. Early-1970's or older. 15" W X 26 1/2"H X 3"D, including horns and beard. $475.	M51. Painted wooden vintage devil mask , Guerrero, Mexico. Possible for Dance of the Tres Potencias because of the color and shape and because the tips of the horns appear to have been wrapped. Early 1970's. 21" W X16"H X 7"D not including remaining horsehair beard.	M52.Painted wooden vintage hormega mask , Puebla, Mexico. Probably 1970's. "6 W X7"H X 6.5"D. $ 375.	M53.Painted wooden vintage mask. Note the very subtle snake which appears to be inverted horns. Primitive design with very fine linesl The only similar mask shape we have seen is from Alta Lucero, Veracruz. Mexico. Early 1970's. 5.5" W X8"H X 4"D.	M55. Painted wooden vintage mask , Puebla, Mexico. Probably pre-1970's. Possibly for Day of the Dead, Cuetzalan area. "5.5 W X 7"H X 9"D. .
M56. Painted wooden vintage mask , Guerrero, Mexico. Probably 1970's. Appears to have been carved by the same Delfino who carved the bull mask, the helmet mask, and the mermaid below. The devil mask M58 also has similar stylistic features. "12 W X20"H X 7"D.	M57. Painted wooden vintage viejo mask for the dance of Los Manueles, Zoquiapan, Guerrero, Mexico. This is either the grandfather or the father of the novia. Early1970's. "8 W X 10"H X 6"D. $375	M58. Painted wooden vintage devil mask , Guerrero, Mexico. Appears to have been carved by the same Delfino who carved the bull mask, the helmet mask, and the mermaid below. Early 1970's. 11" W X 11.5"H X 7.5"D. $375.	M59. Painted wooden vintage maravilla, or dog, mask , Puebla, Mexico. 1970's. 9" W X 9 1/2"H X 3"D. $250	M60.Vintage leather tigre mask , Guerrero, Mexico. 1970's. 14" W X 13"H X 7 1/2"D. $475
M61.Vintage wooden bull mask , Guerrero, Mexico. 1970's. Appears to be by the same carver as the helmet mask and the mermaid below. The previous owner says this was made by a carver named Delfino from Guerrero. 20" W X 19"H X 7 3/4"D. $600	M62.Vintage wooden Santiaguito horse body mask for the Santiago dance, Guerrero, Mexico. 1970's. Has been danced and has repairs to rear legs. Comes mounted on a welded steel frame. 7" W X 14.5"H X 23"L. Height includes frame.	M63. Rare vintage wooden bull body mask , possibly for Dance of the Pachecos, Oaxaca or Guerrero, Mexico. Early 1970's. 15" W X 25"H X 48"L. Height includes frame and length includes horsehair tail (see other views). $2200	M64. Rare painted wooden vintage helmet mask , Guerrero, Mexico. 1970's. 15" W X 18"H X15"D. $1250.
The following masks are Carnaval masks from the Dominican Republic from the 1990's. These are masks made by individuals for their own use rather than by professional maskmakers. They are all very heavy paper mache made for repeat use. The extremely elaborate Carnaval masks found there are made by maskmakers and many people cannot afford them.		DOM1. Typical Dominican devil mask with 4 long horns and one on the top of the head. 23" W X 25"H X 12"D, $125.	DOM 2. Skeleton mask with fangs. 6"W X 9"H X 5 1/2" D, $65.	DOM 3. Red and white mask. 7"W X 8"H X 3 1/2"D, $48.
DOM 4. Brown mask with long curly hair and moustache. 6"W X 9"H X 5"D. $65.	DOM 5. Red and blue mouse mask with screen eyes and ears from old inner tubes.	DOM 6. Red and gold mouse mask with screen eyes and ears from old inner tubes. 10"W X 14 1/2"H X 7"D, $65.	DOM 7. Red and gold mouse mask with screen eyes and ears from old inner tubes. 10"W X 14 1/2"H X 7"D, $65.	DOM 8. Grey mask of patterned paper with tissue paper hair. 12"W X 11"H X 7"D, $65.
DOM 9. Red helmet mask with fleece hair and plastic cup eyes. 11"H X 11"diameter. $65.	. DOM 10. Exceptional black and white bull mask.The black paper pieces on the eyes are removable when the mask is worn. 23"W X 16"H X 13"D, $200.
D6 . Stocking face doll., 7 3/4" tall, $22.	D9. Stocking face doll., 7 3/4" tall, $22.	D3. Viejo doll., 7 3/4" tall, $22.	D10. Stocking face doll., 7 3/4" tall, $22.