Guatemalan Festival Masks: The Craft, the Ritual, and Why Collectors Value Them
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From The Andes has sourced Guatemalan masks since 1987. In that time, one thing has remained constant: a good Guatemalan mask stops people. Not because it is the most expensive object in the room. Because it is the most alive. Hand-carved in highland workshops, danced in festivals rooted in pre-Columbian ceremony, and increasingly sought by collectors worldwide. Here is the full story. More
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