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Original handmade vintage Amazon fish-scale and piranha-tooth folk art mask Manaus, Brazil 2002*Has a hanging loop on the back for wall hanging purposes This mask is a piece of Brazilian regional folk art crafted almost entirely out of natural materials sourced from the Amazon rainforest and its rivers. In the region's crafting tradition, artists utilize the following components: * Fish Scales: The large, tough white and brown patterned plates forming the headdress and outer frame are the natural armor scales of the Pirarucu (Arapaima gigas). The Pirarucu is one of the world's largest freshwater fish. Its mineralized, flexible scales are highly durable and commonly recycled into indigenous jewelry and souvenirs
* Piranha Teeth: The sharp, triangular white teeth lined up inside the mouth are genuine teeth from a Piranha.
* Fish Bones: The stark white accents placed on the cheeks and forehead—serving as the "third eye" and facial embellishments—are assorted fish vertebrae and skeletal fragments
* Seeds: The rounded oval structures above the brow and below the chin are native Amazonian seeds or nuts, often painted or left in their natural earth tones.
