![Serpents writhe on a fierce horned mask by Tonala artisan Prudencio Guzman. He names this design "The Death of Ambition." Costumed Tastoanes in frightening masks battle Saint James in a ritual dance each year on July 25th.](/photos/6575-h0706l-p-serpents-writhe-on-a-fierce-horned-mask-by-tonala-artisan-large.jpg?1238023464 "Serpents writhe on a fierce horned mask by Tonala artisan Prudencio Guzman. He names this design "The Death of Ambition."")
Serpents writhe on a fierce horned mask by Tonala artisan Prudencio Guzman. He names this design "The Death of Ambition." Costumed Tastoanes in frightening masks 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