This is David Rodriguez Matadamas, a man who makes masks using recycled materials in the small town of Soledad Etla near Oaxaca city. I was driving through the town when I saw David's sign, and he was very kind to show me his workshop and allow me to photograph him and his amazing masks.

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Artist Ismael Guzman Gonzalez wears a mask he carvers for traditional Zapotec dances in the Sierra Juarez region near his home in Santa Maria Tavehua, Oaxaca

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A mural in the Zapotec village of San Martin Tilcajete depicts a fantastical scene where two essential foods, memelitas (called sopes in other parts of Mexico) and mezcal (the cornerstone of Zapotec hospitality) are shared with all comers.

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Man wearing ape-like mask at the Zapotec carnaval in San Martin Tilcajete

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Carnival performers from Putla Villa de Guerrero, Oaxaca, dressed as tiliches, characters defined by their costumes make of torn strips of fabric. In Mexican Spanish, tiliche signifies something old, worn out, damages, of little value..

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