Wood retablo, 'Mask Collection'

Wood retablo, 'Mask Collection'-

NOVICA, in association with National Geographic, offers thousands of limited edition and one-of-a-kind gifts, jewelry, and home decor treasures handmade by master artists and artisans throughout the world. A brilliant painted wood box opens to reveal hand-crafted masks. Used during the Carnival celebrations preceeding Lent, they show an astonishing array of animals, human and fantasy faces. Alejandro Chavez displays them in a traditional diorama, known as a retablo; each figurine is modeled by hand. Artisan Info: Alejandro Chavez was born on January 30, 1956. He specializes in the creations of retablos, a kind of reverent diorama-altar typical of the Ayacucho region of Peru. He learned this technique as a boy in school, when he was 17 years old and living in Ayacucho, where his parents moved when he was just 2 years old. When Chavez returned to his hometown, he began working in the studio of Angel Castro, a master artisan. Here he refined his techniques in the creation of retablos, eag

. Wood retablo, 'Mask Collection'

Wood retablo, 'Mask Collection'

Wood retablo, 'Mask Collection'

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Wood retablo, 'Mask Collection' Features :

• Handmade by Alejandro Chavez
• Ships from Peru within 10 days

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