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of the Tiger
This
dance dedicated to the mountain jaguar (erroneously called
tiger) god of lands and caves used to be practiced as a
ceremony for agriculture. Now it is a lengthy representation
in which the 'tiger', or wild beast, is hunted and captured
with a dog and other masked dancers. After many skirmishes the
marauder is killed, the fear is finally overcome and wild
dancing ensues. Similar dramas are enacted in Puebla,
Guerrero, Oaxaca and Chiapas.
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Luis Covarrubias
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