{"product_id":"guatemalan-conquistador-mask-chichicastenango-highlands","title":"Vintage Guatemalan Conquistador Mask | Colonial Memory","description":"\u003cp\u003eNot every mask was carved to invite something in. Some were carved to give history a face. In Guatemala’s Baile de la Conquista, the Spanish conquistador appears as a figure of colonial power and conflict within the story of the encounter between Indigenous Maya communities and Spanish invaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHand-carved by an unknown workshop artisan in Chichicastenango, this mid-20th-century mask depicts a bearded Spanish figure with strong brows, mustache, open mouth, gold ground, red veining, black hair and beard, red lips, and inset glass eyes. Age wear, minor paint loss, and workshop patina remain visible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCharacter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish Conquistador\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unknown workshop carver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chichicastenango, Quiché Highlands, Guatemala\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand-carved wood with polychrome paint, gilt surface, and inset glass eyes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Estimated mid-20th century, approximately 1940s–1970s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage age wear, minor paint loss, and workshop patina\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContext:\u003c\/strong\u003e Associated with the Baile de la Conquista and narratives of Spanish colonial power\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAvailability:\u003c\/strong\u003e One available\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a protection or good-luck symbol. Its power is different: remembrance, confrontation, and the preservation of a story communities have continued to perform.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"From The Andes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44800360349753,"sku":"MS-0071","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/3134\/5977\/files\/vintage-guatemalan-conquistador-mask-6673169.jpg?v=1786789409","url":"https:\/\/fromtheandes.com\/products\/guatemalan-conquistador-mask-chichicastenango-highlands","provider":"From The Andes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}