A super rare bearded male dance mask created in sterling silver from an area of Mexico where the mines were active in the late 19th/to early 20th c. This is one of the few surviving examples , some of which are in the collection of the Smithsonian Institute. Whimsical free hanging animal and flower silver earrings are typical of this regions's masks , and these bats are wonderful. La Parota, Guerero , Mexico late 19th c
See Mexican Masks by Donald Cordry pate 19 figure 21 for a group of similar style masks described as extremely rare .
Measures: 15" H x 11" W