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Aztec masks, Codex Borbonicus

Mexican Masks

Here is our growing Mexican Mask and Head Collection. Use these images to inspire your ceramic and other crafts based on Mexican/Aztec mask motifs. With many thanks to the many photographers who have contributed images to enrich this gallery - see our Credits Page for more details. There is evidence aplenty for the use of masks in pre-Columbian Mexico: here (above) is a drawing from the Codex Borbonicus showing spectators wearing masks during the Mexica New Fire Ceremony. Look out for other sources of Mexican mask pictures/ideas on our site (e.g., in our Resources pages)...

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Mexicolore replies: Please check our Masks page, which mentions several sources of practical ideas... http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/resources/ideas-for-masks
Mexicolore replies: Grazie, Valentina! We’re glad to have been of help in your Aztecs studies...