“You be careful. People in masks cannot be trusted.” ~Fezzik from The Princess Bride This week, we're wearing the mask... Alderwood mask of a woman of high rank, possibly Djiláquons (They can tell she is "of high rank" because of her lip plug, called a labret.) Haida, around AD 1830, from British Columbia from the British Museum Trifaccia from Magic of Venezia Japanese Goldfish Mask by Merimask Plague Doctor Mask It's understandable that doctors would have wanted to avoid catching the plague from their patients. But frankly, if I saw someone coming at me wearing this, I'm not sure how well I would have reacted. (Then again, if I had the plague, maybe I wouldn't have cared.) Shelley Batts offers some info about plague doctor garb here. I like some other plague doctor masks, such as this one and this one. Singing Spirit Mask by Phillip John Charette, "Aarnaquq", Yup'ik tribe, Alaska Mende Bundu Society (Sowei) Mask From the Africa exhibit on the SJSU gallery site: "This twentieth century mask from the Sande Society in Sierra Leone was used for ceremonial purposes in the initiation of young girls entering adulthood." ~~~~~~~~ Links: * Mr. Delahunt's Mask Making how-to page (using plaster bandages -- I would love to try working with those sometime.) * More mask-making * A cool lesson plan using Sowei Helmet Masks to talk about beauty and culture. * One more African mask.
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“At this time, you would not think there is a pandemic. It’s slammed right now,” the owner of a yoga studio outside of Atlanta said.
“You be careful. People in masks cannot be trusted.” ~Fezzik from The Princess Bride This week, we're wearing the mask... Alderwood mask of a woman of high rank, possibly Djiláquons (They can tell she is "of high rank" because of her lip plug, called a labret.) Haida, around AD 1830, from British Columbia from the British Museum Trifaccia from Magic of Venezia Japanese Goldfish Mask by Merimask Plague Doctor Mask It's understandable that doctors would have wanted to avoid catching the plague from their patients. But frankly, if I saw someone coming at me wearing this, I'm not sure how well I would have reacted. (Then again, if I had the plague, maybe I wouldn't have cared.) Shelley Batts offers some info about plague doctor garb here. I like some other plague doctor masks, such as this one and this one. Singing Spirit Mask by Phillip John Charette, "Aarnaquq", Yup'ik tribe, Alaska Mende Bundu Society (Sowei) Mask From the Africa exhibit on the SJSU gallery site: "This twentieth century mask from the Sande Society in Sierra Leone was used for ceremonial purposes in the initiation of young girls entering adulthood." ~~~~~~~~ Links: * Mr. Delahunt's Mask Making how-to page (using plaster bandages -- I would love to try working with those sometime.) * More mask-making * A cool lesson plan using Sowei Helmet Masks to talk about beauty and culture. * One more African mask.
TIME FOR AN INTERLUDE in the Voices of Wisdom Series I hope you have been enjoying the The Voices of Wisdom Series! I know I have been enjoying reading and sharing the stories of these courageous and magnificent women and I'm so grateful to them for taking the time to share a slice of their lives
“At this time, you would not think there is a pandemic. It’s slammed right now,” the owner of a yoga studio outside of Atlanta said.
Washington Is Driving The World To The Final War Paul Craig Roberts “V For Vendetta,” a film that portrays evil in a futuristic England as a proxy for the
“You be careful. People in masks cannot be trusted.” ~Fezzik from The Princess Bride This week, we're wearing the mask... Alderwood mask of a woman of high rank, possibly Djiláquons (They can tell she is "of high rank" because of her lip plug, called a labret.) Haida, around AD 1830, from British Columbia from the British Museum Trifaccia from Magic of Venezia Japanese Goldfish Mask by Merimask Plague Doctor Mask It's understandable that doctors would have wanted to avoid catching the plague from their patients. But frankly, if I saw someone coming at me wearing this, I'm not sure how well I would have reacted. (Then again, if I had the plague, maybe I wouldn't have cared.) Shelley Batts offers some info about plague doctor garb here. I like some other plague doctor masks, such as this one and this one. Singing Spirit Mask by Phillip John Charette, "Aarnaquq", Yup'ik tribe, Alaska Mende Bundu Society (Sowei) Mask From the Africa exhibit on the SJSU gallery site: "This twentieth century mask from the Sande Society in Sierra Leone was used for ceremonial purposes in the initiation of young girls entering adulthood." ~~~~~~~~ Links: * Mr. Delahunt's Mask Making how-to page (using plaster bandages -- I would love to try working with those sometime.) * More mask-making * A cool lesson plan using Sowei Helmet Masks to talk about beauty and culture. * One more African mask.
A portrait of a black man wearing a mask of indifference, his eyes betraying the desolation beneath, capturing the facade he presents to the world while concealing his inner turmoil.
Via If Charlie Parker Was a Gunslinger,There'd Be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats
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Terror often stems not from the unknown, but from something familiar that has been subtly -- but unmistakably -- transformed. This certainly helps explain why Finnish photographer Perttu Saksa's series of masked and chained monkeys is so unsettling.
