máscaras

"[Tourístas] no deben tener miedo de tomar las máscaras que se parecen a los demonios, porque no tienen nada que ver con las danzas y la brujería, es algo cultural.." - Javier Loria, volunatrio del museo

tipos de máscaras

El orgullo del pueblo Boruca es su tallada, máscaras de madera. Las máscaras vienen en muchas variedades y estilos diferentes, pero auténticas máscaras Boruca demostrar una nave de expertos, transmitido durante siglos. Además de las dos tipos mas común: Diablo y Ecológica, máscaras están hechas para parecerse a los jaguares, aves, o una combinación de los estilos.

    Making a Mask

making a mask

Mira como local, Roy Morales, se vuelve un pedazo de madera de balsa en una máscara ecológica.

Ver más diseños, el proceso artesanal, y una variedad de ejemplos de la máscara tradicional y no tradicional.

  • A hand-made sign welcomes visitors and community members to a local shop to purchase original masks and other exquisite crafts.
  • The ornate masks contain much detail and craftsmanship, and are typically made from balsa wood taken from trees located in Boruca territory.
  • After the balsa wood is carved, a Boruca man begins the painting process. Each mask contains unique colors, designs and paints.
  • In addition to masks, Boruca artisans create other crafts such as bows and spears. All materials are hand-selected and carved by villagers.
  • Inside the home of a Boruca craftsman lie various masks. Each mask is a unique design that celebrates the Boruca identity, as seen through the eyes of the conquering Spanish, who initially called the Boruca “diablitos” or “little devils” because they did not practice Christianity.
  • An ecological Boruca mask is displayed in the museum, featuring the designs of a leopard, a tropical bird and an indigenous man. Ecological masks feature nature imagery.
  • Boruca masks are either traditional or ecological. This traditional mask is like those that are worn in the Diablitos festival, where “little devils” fight off a bull to symbolize the Boruca fighting off invading Spaniards.
  • Here, a bull head mask is on display in the home of a Boruca craftsman. During the Baile de los Diablitos, the man wearing the bull head mask or “toro” represents the Spanish and is taunted and chased by the others.
  • Beautiful craftsmanship and colors make the handmade masks good wall decorations.
  • Because masks are so recognizable and important in the Boruca culture, images of the traditional designs are seen throughout the village. This painting is on the outside of one of the local bars.
  • Sitting outside of their home, two boys play with a cardboard mask, mimicking that of an authentic Diablitos mask.

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