Vejigante de Puerto Rico
Dublin Core
Title
Vejigante de Puerto Rico
Subject
Afropuertorican
plena
los vejigantes
plena
los vejigantes
Description
Handmade and hand-painted paper-mache vejigante mask. There are two main types of vejigante masks found in Puerto Rico, those made from coconuts, more common to the Loíza area and those made of paper-mache, more common to Ponce and Mayaguez.
Date
Creator
Rights
© Vanessa Jones
Type
Format
Language
en
Identifier
20090422losvejigantesresidency4.jpg
Coverage
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Digital Image
Physical Dimensions
2592 × 3872
Files
Citation
Vanessa Jones, “Vejigante de Puerto Rico,” Raíces Cultural Center Digital Archive, accessed October 17, 2026, https://archive.raicesculturalcenter.org/items/show/91.