Description

This is a hand carved and painted nahual mask made by Adrian Xuana of San Martín Tilcajete, Oaxaca, Mexica. Xuana makes his masks with copal wood, acrylic paint and natural cactus fiber. Part of a wood carving family, he began carving wood at the age of fourteen. His masks, highly valued for their craftsmanship and cultural significance, have been awarded numerous times over the past forty years. For years, he has consistently won the mask competition in San Martín Tilcajete.