Mai
- Plaster bandage, paper clay
- 8 x 7 x 4 in
- NFS
- Zarco Guerrero
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Not For Sale
Mai is a full-face mask blending human, animal, and demon figures. It is made of plaster bandage and paper clay, painted with acrylic paints, and ribbon, which ties the mask to the performer. The colors are light blue, dark blue, magenta, with orange/gold designs painted on the forehead, cheeks, and around the mouth. It also has orange and magenta circles painted in the center of the forehead and an orange circle painted on the chin. The mouth has animal-style teeth and fangs outlined with magenta and dark blue paint. The mask's expression is almost smiling.
CalaKabuki is a blending of the words Calaca and Kabuki.
This style came to the artists while working at the Japanese Matsuri festival in Phoenix, Arizona. The artists wanted to blend the theatrical kabuki style of mask painting, the Japanese Noh mask look, and the Calaca Día de los Muertos skeleton style.
These masks are currently used by Ken Koshio and his group at Cultural Coalitions’ Mask Alive festival for taiko drum performances.
All masks were initially sculpted for specific individuals while performing parkour at the Cultural Coalition Día de Los Muertos festivals. Their group name at the time was called the Flow-Ninjas.
These masks are part of the Performance Collection, which contains pieces available for loan to use in community and artistic performances.
- Subject Matter: Stylized Human face
- Created: 2012
- Inventory Number: PM002
- Collections: Performance Education Collection