Opening Slide Show: 23


Location: México
Images: Traditional mask ornament (painted, lacquered papier-maché) with fireworks
Comments: (A) The figure represents either the devil or a Pharisee (i.e, Jew); (B) masks and costumes are essential cultural displays in Latin American holiday festivities.
Cultural humanities: Social custom with traditional artisanal creation; representation of devil or cultural other to ward off individual and community disaster.