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Guatemala's Masks and Drama

Pieper, Jim
ISBN-10: 082634142X
ISBN-13: 9780826341426

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BOTH LONG TIME DEVOTEES of the Guatemalan mask/dance culture and newcomers to the subject will be equally fascinated by this colorful and informative book. Hundreds of masks, many accompanied by contextual photographs, appear in full color and are identified in detail. The author also explains how to evaluate the age of a mask through an examination of patina and repair.
Village rental agencies, called morarias, their walls and ceilings covered with costumes and masks, are also featured, as are masks used by life-size folk saints. Several original dance scripts have been translated, giving the reader the rare opportunity to view the relationship of the masked characters to their place in the ritual dance culture.
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Acknowledgments
Introduction
Guatemala-Into Today's World
The Evolution of the Mask
The Essence of the Mask, Materials, and Carvers
Patina, a Mask Surface
Acquiring and Collecting of a Mask
Renting the Mask and Costume-Morerias
Tomas Buchan, Chichicastenango
Santo Tomas, Chichicastenango
Moreria de Solola, Barrio El Calvario Solola
Moreria de San Antonio de Aguas Calientes, Suchitepequez
Moreria Tistoj and Moreria Alejandro Tistoj y Hijos, San Cristobal, Totonicapan
The Dance/Drama Observation
Dance of the Hunt, Deer, and Animals
Script: Dance of the Animals
Monkey, the Rope Testers, and Guacamaya
Monkey
Rope Testers
Guacamaya
Dance of the Tun
Patzcar/Goiter Dance
Dance of the Moors and Christians, Conquest, Charlemagne, Alvarado, and Malinche
Script: Segment Dance of Conquest
Script: Moor King
Dance of the Conquest, Tecun Uman, and Ajitz
Script: Atitlan Dance of the Conquest
Ajitz
Saint George and the Dragon, Baile de la Serpiente
Torito/Mexicano/Vaquero and Negrito
Script: Baile de los Vaqueros
Script: Baile de los Mexicanos
Crucifixion, A Christian Drama
Devil
Script: La Legenda de los
24. Diablos
Script: An Angel, Devil and the Drunkard
Folk Saints with Masks; San Simon/Maximon and Judas
Xecalcojes, Palo Volador, Gigante, and Protest
Xecalcojes
Palo Volador
Gigante
Mask of Protest
Clowns/Baile Tipica/Disfraces and Pachee: Real or Fabrication?
References
Sources of Photographs and Objects
Collections/Photographs by Individual and Institutions


List price: $65.00
Edition: 2006
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Binding: Trade Cloth
Pages: 284
Size: 9.25" wide x 12.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 4.49 lbs.
Language: English

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