Copper and Bronze Wall Mask Handmade in Peru, "Moche Warrior"

Angel Franco is inspired by historic customs as he crafts this mask with copper and bronze. This adapted version of the mask represents a type of insignia worn by the leader of a Moche battalion. It features foxes on either side to symbolize the leader's supremacy over all living things. They believed the he was endowed with divine spirits, and the insignia was worn to intimidate opponents.