Unique Leather Wild Cat Mask, "Spotted Jaguar"

With its shining, reflective eyes, the jaguar was believed by pre-Hispanic man to possess a connection to the spirit world. An endangered species, the spotted yellow cat still finds a home in Brazil's Amazon rainforest. Marcílio Barroco depicts the magnificent feline in a bold carnival mask. He molds it from leather and paints it by hand before attaching an elastic band. The piece is signed with the artist's characteristic symbol.