![Blue serpents slither across an elongated face with the horns of a bull. Named "Metamorphosis," this enigmatic Tastoan mask is the work of Prudencio Guzman of Tonala, Jalisco. The fearsome Tastoanes battle Saint James in a ritual dance each year on July 25th.](/photos/6566-d0706l-p-blue-serpents-slither-across-an-elongated-face-with-the-ho-large.jpg?1238023439 "Blue serpents slither across an elongated face with the horns of a bull. Named "Metamorphosis," this enigmatic Tastoan mask is")
Blue serpents slither across an elongated face with the horns of a bull. Named "Metamorphosis," this enigmatic Tastoan mask is the work of Prudencio Guzman of Tonala, Jalisco. The fearsome Tastoanes battle Saint James in a ritual dance each year on July 25th.
© Kinich Ramirez, 2006
Source article: Wandering warriors: the Tastoan masks of Prudencio Guzman