Highland Guatemala
Guatemalan Masks: Protection, Strength and Good Fortune
Hand-carved masks selected for the protective and symbolic meanings associated with their animal and character forms. Only one of each is available.
- 25 individual masks
- Carved and painted by hand
- One of each available
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Guatemalan Red Jaguar Mask | Strength & Protection
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Guatemalan Jaguar Warrior Mask | Ancestral Protection
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Guatemalan Jaguar & Eagle Warrior Mask | Strength & Vision
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Guatemalan Serpent Guardian Mask | Transformation & Renewal
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Guatemalan Tecolote Owl Mask | Omens & Watchfulness
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Guatemalan Earth-Tone Owl Mask | Awareness & Watchfulness
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Protection and Symbolism
Animal Forms and Protective Associations
In Guatemalan mask traditions, animals and characters give visible form to qualities people recognize. The jaguar is associated with power and protection, the owl with watchfulness and omens, the serpent with transformation, and the coyote with adaptability and survival.
Life in the Guatemalan highlands has long been tied to the land, animals, planting seasons and weather. That relationship appears throughout the region's stories and visual traditions.
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Vintage Guatemalan Coyote Trickster Mask | Adaptability & Wit
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Vintage Guatemalan Coyote Mask | Survival & Resourcefulness
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Vintage Guatemalan Mule Mask | Endurance & Persistence
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Vintage Guatemalan Horse Mask | Freedom & Forward Movement
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Vintage Guatemalan Horse Mask | Endurance & Momentum
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Vintage Guatemalan Horse Mask | Journey & Persistence
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Chichicastenango, Guatemala
The Aj Canil family
Several masks in this collection are attributed to the Aj Canil family. Arturo Aj Canil is the fourth generation of his family to carve wood. He learned in his father's workshop, mixing colors, studying forms and creating images drawn from Guatemalan customs and traditions.
Here, the masks are presented as symbolic talismans: physical reminders of the protection, strength, vigilance, renewal or resilience a household wants to keep close.
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Vintage Guatemalan Deer Mask | Nature & Balance
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Vintage Guatemalan Pig Mask | Abundance & Prosperity
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Vintage Guatemalan Rooster Mask | Awakening & New Beginnings
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Vintage Guatemalan Stork Mask | Family & New Beginnings
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Vintage Guatemalan Tapir Mask | Instinct & Nature
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Vintage Guatemalan Monkey Mask | Humor & Perspective
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Vintage Guatemalan Conquistador Mask | Colonial Memory
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Vintage Guatemalan Lion Mask | Strength & Vigilance
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Vintage Guatemalan Bull Mask | Strength & Courage
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Vintage Guatemalan Jaguar Mask | Power & Courage
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Vintage Guatemalan Jaguar Mask | Power & Protection
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Vintage Guatemalan Jaguar Mask | Strength & Protection
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Vintage Guatemalan Jaguar Tigre Mask | Courage & Authority
Regular price $105.00 USDRegular price
Animals and Their Associations
The collection identifies each mask by the quality or association represented in its title.
- JaguarPower and protection
- OwlWatchfulness and omens
- SerpentTransformation and renewal
- CoyoteAdaptability and survival
- HorseEndurance and forward movement
- RoosterAwakening and new beginnings
Each mask is individually stocked and available only once.