Large Totonac Mask Baskets Lovingly handmade in Bali

Lovingly handmade in Bali

The knotwork design adds a layer of spiritual significance

including clove

One of three powerful brothers Cheppu is often regarded as being brave and fearsome

Large Totonac Mask Baskets Lovingly handmade in BaliThis 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