Here's one of my favorite Devil masks. Lots of kids in my old neighborhood had it. It was made of thin rubber and sold for a price that even us kids could afford.
Like many of the best masks, it doesn't try to look natural. It has a painterly, sculptured look. I wonder if the original was carved out of wood.
Whoa! A Nicholas Cage devil mask (above)...but my source says it's African.
Here's (above) Adolphe Menjou as The Devil.
And here's (above) an Ernie Kovacs devil. All it needs is a cigar.
This devil in drag mask (above) is from Peru. The artist apparently sees The Devil as a nice guy, someone you could joke with.
...Or maybe not! Above, more Peruvian devils, this time looking very fierce.
A nice soundtrack for this post: Sleeping With Your Devil Mask
ReplyDeleteAdolphe Menjou.
ReplyDeleteModesto: Haw!
ReplyDeleteMike: Thanks! I changed the spelling!
Or this songs : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcEZjYfBzYQ
ReplyDeletebut less scary...
These are wonderful. Masks, I loves 'em.
ReplyDeleteThe first one from the peruvians: I´ve heard it was some sort of caricature of the first europeans they met...
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