A carnival chamuco by Martín Xuana of San Martín Tilcajete, Oaxaca. Wearing a yellow cat mask, the dark figure stands on a rough block of wood, with a long whip looped above him.

Carved in copal wood and painted by hand, it draws on the masked figures of Tilcajete's carnival.

Martín X. · San Martín Tilcajete, Oaxaca, Mexico

Madera de copal tallada y pintada a mano

Dimensions: 7.9 × 6.7 × 3.5 in (20 × 17 × 9 cm) Weight: 0.6 lb (0.25 kg)

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