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Local Types of the Mezcala Style

The variety of objects within the Mezcala style is very wide. Nevertheless, there are three types which are especially typical:

· Figures and masks with very abstract facial and body features, barely suggested through lines or changes in planes. The shape of the full figures corresponds to that of an ax.
· Figures and masks with more real or natural characters. The eyebrows and nose are almost always shown as a "T" shape relief;
in the case of the masks, the eyes and the mouth are frequently indicated with cavities.
· Masks with a generally triangular shape and a very pronounced nose.