Funeral Mask

Mask intended to dance at funerals. Serious face as the circumstance requires. The face is divided into two colors, black and white. The black is formed by two triangles, in addition to the hair in the form of loops. One that goes down the forehead, with the base in the hair to support its vertex at the beginning of the nose. The second triangle comes out of the lower part of the nose, encompassing the mouth and chin.

In many places the white color is the color of mourning, but also because death is the step to a new life. It represents the power of the spirit world. It's the color of the world of ancestors. For some ethnic groups death and danger. It is also the color of light and divinity, purity and wisdom. Sobriety, innocence, goodness and victory. It is made from kaolin. Black is the color of everything negative, sorcery, violent death, evil, night, mystery, sadness, misfortune, but also the color of the resurrection to a new life. It is obtained from coal, burning the wood of the object or burning wood and mixing it with resins. The contrast between black and white symbolizes the death and transit of the deceased into the world of ancestors. Patina for use.