A German mask of shame,17th/18th century. Carved wooden mask in the shape of a boar's head with inserted boar's teeth,the fangs made of stag horn,with attached flaring ears. The front and back piece connected at the crown by a wrought iron hinge and with a locking hook on the side. Dark,slightly worn paint. Length 48 cm,width 40 cm. Regarding material and design a rather unusual mask of shame,probably alluding to the delinquent's "brutish" behaviour,historic,historical,,18th century,17th century,instrument of torture,torture device,instruments of t,Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available

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Keywords: 17th, 18th, carved, century, clipping, clippings, cut, cut-, cut-outs, device, devices, german, instrument, instruments, mask, masks, object, objects, shame, shape, stills, torture, wooden