Description

Bonifacio Bamea (per label on back), Mayo people, Sonora, Mexico (location on label appears to read "El Guaporin"). Mid-20th century.
wood, oil paint, horse hair, glass crystals (7.5” h. x 5.5” w. x 4” d., 14” h. incl. beard)
Provenance: from the Katharyn and Gordon Rayner Collection of Mexican Masks, Canada. Purchased from the collection of Jaled Muyaes, Mexico City, c.1990.
In the Fall of 2023 this mask was included in an exhibition at the Mexican embassy in Otttawa, Canada.