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This is a vibrant and imaginative Guatemalan folk art mask representing a deer (Venado)

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Vintage Guatemalan Lion Mask | Authentic Folk Art Import Cabinet of Curiosities Dropped shoulder construction gives aArtist: Aj Canil Family Origin: Chichicastenango, Guatemala Material: Hand carved wood, natural & acrylic paints Catalogue Note: A striking ceremonial lion mask from the Aj Canil family of Chichicastenango, this mid century work channels the regal and ferocious energy of the feline protector. In Guatemalan highland tradition, the lionthough not nativehas been mythologized as a universal emblem of strength, authority, and ancestral vigilance, its image