TITLE: Rooster Mask
TYPE: face mask
GENERAL REGION: Latin America
COUNTRY: Mexico
SUBREGION: Hidalgo and Veracruz
ETHNICITY: Otomí
DESCRIPTION: Gallo (Rooster) Mask
CATALOG ID: LAMX034
MAKER: Ciriaco González (?), Carpinteros
CEREMONY: Carnival
AGE: 1980s
MAIN MATERIAL: wood
OTHER MATERIALS: paint
The village of Carpinteros is technically in the Mexican state of Hidalgo, but the town has spread into neighboring Veracruz. It is inhabited by both mestizos and the indigenous Otomí people. During Carnival, villagers dance a variety of masks with few limitations, including clowns, devils, viejos (old men), and animals of every kind.
