Large Totonac Mask Accessories Tingsa are two small cymbals

Tingsa are two small cymbals that are used by Buddhists during prayer and meditation

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this piece embodies the Mexican folk art tradition of honouring ancestors with joy

The use of bone as a material for mallah beads is said to be for use only by those with great compassion and altruistic will

Large Totonac Mask Accessories Tingsa are two small cymbalsThis large, attractive Totonac mask features a stylized smiling face typical of the region and era. A smiling expression can often be seen on both masks and full figure statues, but it makes an intriguing feature as it was rare to see emotion depicted elsewhere in Mesoamerican art. The Totonac are an indigenous people of Mexico, believed to have inhabited the city of Teotihuacan, home of the most architecturally significant Mesoamerican pyramids the