24.1.09

Vahemeremaade maskide muuseum


Muuseum on siin inglise keeles.
The museum primarily focuses its attention on forms of masking, where (with various combinations) we see the frequent use of wooden, zoomorph and strangely shaped masks, decorated with sheep skin and cattle bells and other devices which cause a terrible noise. The shephers and farmers who owned these masks realized the power they had on influencing the destiny of the farming year; thus, despite their frightening appearance, their visit was awaited and welcomed, and was an opportunity to befriend them with offers of food and drink.

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