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For any proposed use in
publication or research, contact Mark Gordon:
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(252)399-6474
- Zoomorphic Cachua Carnival mask,
- Installation photograph of field samples, maskmaking
of
- Completed Cachua" mask, Playa de
Ponce,
- Attaching paper horn to mask, Playa de Ponce,
- Painting mask, Playa de Ponce,
- Completed mask, Playa de Ponce,
- Smoothing clay mold for Cachua mask,
- Adding paper for lining of for Cachua
mask,
- Unpainted mask,
- Adding "cachitos" (tiny horns)
to miniature mask,
- Forming "caliche" clay from the
back yard into a mask mold,
- Using wheat-paste glue to form newspaper over a mold,
- Completed mask structure (prior to attaching crepe paper),
- Adding crepe paper to traditional "rinoceron"
carnival mask,
- Traditional "rinoceron"
carnival mask,
- Making Carnival mask with mobile mouth section,
- Completed mask,
- Attaching bull’s horns to heavy paper mask,
19. Completed cow’s head
mask,
20 and
21. "Diablitos de Yare" procession at festival of
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Example
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22. "Diablito de Yare" mask, San Francisco de Paula
23. Concrete mask molds and
glued paper layers drying, San Francisco de Paula
24. Adding layers of glued
"papel
25. Attaching paper horns,
San Francisco de Paula
26. "Tiburon"
mask representing a hammerhead shark, made of paper, glue, wood, and thick
wire,
27-31. Various of my
students’ maskmaking projects.
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Example
#30
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