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Photographer: Tim Malloch
From: Tantoyuca (Mexico) to Scottsdale, Phoenix, Arizona (United States)

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This mask was worn on the third Thursday of each month by the men of Soledad de Doblado between 3.25 pm and 4.15 pm. Historically it is said that this mask is worn to remind men of this small sleepy town of the dangers of leaving their curlers in their beards for too long. Male vanity being a sensitive thing this ritual ofen escalated into violence and blood feuds that lasted for decades. In 1973 the Mexican government had to intervene and take steps to outlaw this practice. It is however said that in more remote regions authorities today still turn a blind eye.