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becalled upon by his successors forguidance.  \n# HISTORY OFMASKS\n\nAztec Turquoise and Lignite mosaic mask of Tezcatlipoca,15th -16th century.  \n# ORIGINS OF SKULL SYMBOLISM\n\nA tzompantli is a wooden rack or palisadedocumented in several Mesoamericancivilizations which was used for the publicdisplay of human skulls typically those of warcaptives or sacrificial victims.It was believedthat the sacrifice would feed the gods andensure the continued existence of the world.  \nAfter months or years in the sun and rain,askull would begin to fall to pieces,losingteeth and jaw bones.The priests wouldremove it to be fashioned into a mask andplaced in an offering,or use mortar to add itto towers of skulls that flanked the tzompantli.For the Aztecs those skulls were the seedsthat would ensure the continued existence ofhumanity.They were a sign of life andregeneration,like the first flowers of spring.  \n# ARTISTIC DEPICTIONS OF CALAVERAS\n\nA calaca is a figure of a skull or skeleton(usually human)commonly used for decorationduring the Mexican Day of the Dead festival,although they are made all year round.  \nTracing their origins from pre-Colombianimagery,calacas are frequently shown withflowers and foliage.As with other aspects ofthe Day of the Dead festival,calacas aregenerally depicted as joyous rather thanmournful figures.They are often shownwearing festive clothing,dancing,and playingmusical instruments to indicate a happyafterlife.Drawing on the Mexican belief thatdeath is a part of life,which should becelebrated.  \nCalaveras are a representation of a human skull.The term is often applied to edible or decorative skulls (usuallymade by hand)from either sugar,clay,or paper mache,that are used in the celebration of the Day of the Dead.Acalavera can also refer to any artistic representation of skulls,such as the lithographs of Jose Guadalupe Posada.  \nCalavera Catrina is one of Posada's most famous works,commonly associated with Dia de los Muertos.“Catrina”was a nickname in the early twentieth century for an elegant,upper-class woman.Posadadepicted La Catrina as a skeleton in order to critique the Mexican elite who dressed in European clothing.  \nARTISTIC DEPICTIONS OF CALAVERAS  \nSueno de una tarde dominical en laAlameda Central or Dream of a SundayAfternoon in the Alameda Central is a muralcreated by Diego Rivera between the years 1946and 1947 in Mexico City.  \nThe mural depicts characters from 400 years ofMexican history all gathered in Mexico City'slargest park.The central grouping features Riveraas a child,painter Frida Kahlo,printmaker JoséGuadalupe Posada,all surrounding La Catrina.Rivera reproduced Catrina and added anelaborate boa—reminiscent of the featheredMesoamerican serpent god Quetzalcóatl-aroundher neck.  \nThough Posada died in obscurity in 1913,artistslike Diego Rivera brought attention to his workwhich remains a significant cultural influence tothis day.  \nARTISTIC DEPICTIONS OF CALAVERAS  \nThis painting,Girl with Death 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