Medium Totonac Mask

This attractive Totonac mask features a stylized face typical of the region and era. A smiling expression can often be seen on both masks and full figure statues, but it makes an intriguing feature as it was rare to see emotion depicted elsewhere in Mesoamerican art. The Totonac are an indigenous people of Mexico, believed to have inhabited the city of Teotihuacan, home of the most architecturally significant Mesoamerican pyramids - the Pyramid of the Sun and the pyramid of the Moon.

Specifications: 14cm × 10cm × 4cm

Origin: Mexico