Zen-Mar Maskstore

Has always been striving to provide you with the best and most selective handcrafts of all Mexico. Working in close relation with the most skilled craftsmen in order to assure the best quality, that’s our pride. In Zen-Mar no two items are alike since all are handmade and the artisan tends to change them one piece to the next one.

Come experience the tradition, culture and folklore of old Mexico! The Zen-Mar Gallery has a unique collection of pre-Colombian masks of myths and legends, religious and ceremonial, saints and angels, classics and contemporaries. Beautiful sculptures in stone, wood, clay leather and copper. Behold the magical world of original woodcarvings from Oaxaca :animals, frames, containers, lacquers and skeleton figurines from de Day of the Dead. Zen-Mar also carries 100% hand-woven wool and cotton tapestries and placemats made by Zapotec Indians on wooden looms, hand made bark paper painted in vibrant colors, pottery, candelabras and mirrors, in addition to original and quality shirts and much more.

Address: Cardenas Av. between Matamoros & Ocampo Strs, Cabo San Lucas, B.C.S. Mexico;  Ph: (+52 624) 14 30 661  maskstore@zen-mar.com

Woodcarvings from Oaxaca are the ultimate collectible, prized for their originality and wild colors. Hand-carved, hand-painted, these unusual and whimsical wood figures are made by skillful artisans in the Oaxaca Valley, located at southernmost part of Mexico. The carvers are descendants of the Zapotec Indians, and one of the most skillful artisans in a whole array of materials. The tradition of woodcarving goes back generations, but it is only in the past decade that the colorful figures have become popular with collectors worldwide. The artists make their carvings from the twisted branches of the copal tree, witch grows on the hills around the valley. It is a white soft wood lightweight, easily workable, and sands to a smooth finish. Today, as in the past, the carvers still do most of their whittling with machetes or pocket knives.

There are no limits to the imagination of these artists. Their inspiration comes from the everyday farmyard animals that they all raise, from the fireworks and the brilliant colors of their fiestas, from wildflowers that grow in their surrounding villas, and sometimes from their dreams, too. The contours of the carving and the exuberant use of vivid colors reflect each carver’s personality, mood and fancy. Each piece, signed by the artist, is a unique and wonderful collector’s item.