La MaMa Kids: Mexican Mask Making Workshop

Sat Oct 12, 2024
12:00pm ET
Age: 4-12
Price: $12
Location:
La MaMa Community Arts Space
2122546468
74 East 4th Street , New York , NY, 10003
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Kids learn how to make a traditional alebrije mask, influenced by pre-hispanic cultures. In the Zapotec tradition, fathers assigned an animal protector to every newborn, known as Tona. In the Nahua culture, Tonas are spirited animals that eventually become nahuales (a human with the ability to transform into their Tona-Animal).

Materials: Engrudo (sugar, water, flour), scrap paper, paintbrushes, acrylic, balloons, clay, scrap materials.

Register by phone: 212-254-6468, as La Mama's ticketing partner may be glitchy.

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