{"title":"Masks and Disguises","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"755\"\u003eFrom the threshold of the spirit world to the margins of the carnival, masks and disguises are technologies of transformation. Across cultures and centuries, they allow the wearer to cross boundaries—between human and animal, living and dead, sacred and profane. Whether carved from wood, woven from raffia, built from feathers or forged in metal, a mask is never just a face: it’s a function. It lets someone become something else. These objects don’t exist to be observed but to be activated—worn, danced, possessed. They are vehicles for ritual, storytelling, resistance, and celebration. And they persist: not as relics, but as living instruments in festivals, processions, street theatre and seasonal rites across the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"757\" data-end=\"1279\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eAt Darwin, we gather masks and disguises not as ethnographic specimens, but as sculptural and symbolic works with real presence. From Mexico’s \u003cem data-start=\"900\" data-end=\"909\"\u003ediablos\u003c\/em\u003e and Andean \u003cem data-start=\"921\" data-end=\"930\"\u003ejaguars\u003c\/em\u003e to Congolese \u003cem data-start=\"944\" data-end=\"951\"\u003ebwoom\u003c\/em\u003e, Javanese shadow masks and the blazing papier-mâché heads of European processions, these pieces are made to summon something larger than the self. Often anonymous, always charged, they embody local cosmologies, colonial histories, and performative genius. Each one alters the body, bends identity, and lets another force speak.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"raven-mask","title":"Ritual Costume of the \"Cuervo de la Milpa\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis ritual costume from Guerrero, Mexico—standing 170cm tall and bearing the many-headed visage of the Cuervo de la Milpa (Cornfield Crow)—is part of the Darwin archive for its rare embodiment of Indigenous cosmovision rendered through vernacular performance design. The suit, likely used in masked dances or agricultural rites, depicts a highly stylised crow with multiple beaked heads and lacquered feathers, painted in rhythmic repetition across a crimson-orange field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechnical Sheet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cuervo de la Milpa Ritual Costume\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Contemporary (20st century)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique \/ Printing Method:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand-painted, carved wood, stitched textile\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium \/ Materials:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wood, textile, paint\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 170 (height)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Used, age-worn\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DaRWIN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51657500787026,"sku":null,"price":650.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/7058\/0818\/files\/MarcosWebproof_8of24_-2_2.jpg?v=1768423201"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/7058\/0818\/collections\/MarcosWebproof_8of24_-2_3.jpg?v=1768423160","url":"https:\/\/thedarwin.es\/en-es\/collections\/masks-and-disguises.oembed","provider":"DaRWIN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}