Monument to faceless doll, MOCA

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Monument to faceless doll

Monument to faceless doll, from a corner of the city of Moca, born the wrist of national and international fame. In honour to which a monument has risen in the city, It called and known by all doll without face.

From the creative hands and the artisan tradition of the community the Higüerito mocana. Place where manufactured these dolls, which they are a symbol of craftsmanshipDominican Republic. They are the essence of the 'hand-made' of the Creole culture.

These dolls personify sinuous women sensual forms with his braid tight and head cover. Hands a basket of fruit or a delicate bouquet of flowers, It is an attribute of the Dominican reality. A mixture of imposed cultures that they have managed to sneak and take to become an example of fusion.

The monument to faceless doll, It is a tribute to the cultural identity of the Dominican people.

This distinctive roots Dominican, is the Queen of pottery. Truly for its beauty has been able to seduce and open space within the Dominican Republic culture. Managing to be placed in homes, centres of work and any place where is displayed crafts and works of art.

Monument to faceless doll, a tribute to the culture and work of a people.

There are more than a hundred models of faceless dolls different. Starting from the most classic, that represents to the dealer Dominican (women that sells products food in the streets and markets). They are also those majan coffee, they have roses in their hands or ready for an afternoon of tea, meeting or birthday. It certain is that their creators have followed innovating and today the have created up to with their couples, dressed in wedding or pregnant. All dazzle in the shops by the colours of their costumes and details.

Dominican dolls without faces originate north of the Dominican Republic. In the town of Moca, specifically in Higüerito, Although it is possible to find them in any part of the island. And of course, also have crossed their borders as a quoted object of folk crafts.

Experience of the team Dehovi:

It Mocha heroic Villa known for his contributions to the homeland, It is always an honor to visit as industrious people. With the daily work of the field, They raise crops and produce most of the food of the Dominican people. But this time no talk of the camp of the Villa heroic, We will talk about something so mocano as cassava or mofongo. It is of the Monument to faceless doll a tribute to a town that was born from the mixture of a melting pot. Which gave the phenotypic characteristics of the Dominican people. These traits essential coming from the culture Taino, Black African and white European, that through centuries of genetic evolution gave the Dominican identity.

From the traditional and laborious the Higüerito community, Faceless dolls are a tribute to the Dominican people.

An identity that is based on a set of attributes both physical and cultural. In terms of the cultural gastronomic traditions we can mention, music, They are representing the Dominican religious today. The physical characteristic of the Dominican we quote, Although we came from the same family there is a characteristic trait marked on the face and the physical, How often have other races. For example the Chinese, African, Anglo always keep similar characteristics in terms of hair, skin, and face shape.

Faceless doll originating in the community of the Higüerito, is made by craftsmen that produced works of art of renowned fame both national as international.

When you get to this monument, It is important to know the essence and the reasons why I rise. From the community Higüerito these dolls that represent the essence of the Dominican are made and it was in this town that built this giant doll . Turned into a monument to honor the culture of a people and exalt such a laborious community. With the work of his hands, of mud and Earth, built works of Arts of Fame national e international.

Other monuments of importance in this town are: the Monument to the farmer, The viaduct of Moca, Catholic heart of Jesus and the Church of the Rosary.

How to get there:

You must go to the municipality Moca Espaillat province, then you move to the calle Duarte at address Moca-Salcedo. Along the way you must pass the Fortaleza Dos de Mayo. Then you will find the monument in honor of the work of a community that dignifies the name of the Dominican.