Ceramic Mexican Aztec Mask with Skulls - Honoring Death Coasters A chinar leaf motif is

A chinar leaf motif is then carefully painted in red and gold

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Ceramic Mexican Aztec Mask with Skulls - Honoring Death Coasters A chinar leaf motif isDrawing on a lifelong study of Mexico's pre Hispanic cultures, artisans from the Angel Cern Artisan Association create a mask of their own design. It depicts a personage wearing a feathered headdress surrounded by small human skulls. 'This mask is based on the cult of death,' the artisans say. 'In the month of August, the Aztecs celebrated the festival of the dead when loved ones were honored and remembered. It was called Miccailhuitonitli.' Ceramic