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Maskmagical...Classic 16th Century Commedia

2009.09.30
Classic Commedia dell'Arte Mask made at Albany Senior High School, Auckland NZ

Classic Commedia dell'Arte Mask made at Albany Senior High School, Auckland NZ

Classic Commedia dell'Arte Mask made at Albany Senior High School, Auckland NZ

Classic Commedia dell'Arte Mask made at Albany Senior High School, Auckland NZ

Classic Commedia dell'Arte Mask made at Albany Senior High School, Auckland NZ. Fabulous nose detail!

Classic Commedia dell'Arte Mask made at Albany Senior High School, Auckland NZ

Classic Commedia dell'Arte Mask made at Albany Senior High School, Auckland NZ

Classic Commedia dell'Arte Mask made at Albany Senior High School, Auckland NZ. Fabulous nose detail!

Classic Commedia dell'Arte Mask made at Albany Senior High School, Auckland NZ

Classic Commedia dell'Arte Mask made at Albany Senior High School, Auckland NZ

Classic Commedia dell'Arte Mask made at Albany Senior High School, Auckland NZ

Classic Commedia dell'Arte Mask made at Albany Senior High School, Auckland NZ

Classic Commedia dell'Arte Mask made at Albany Senior High School, Auckland NZ. Most of the Commedia stock characters are male but this mask is worn by the female character Columbine.

Classic Commedia dell'Arte Mask made at Albany Senior High School, Auckland NZ. Fabulous nose detail!

This set of classic Commedia dell'Arte masks were made at Albany Senior High School, Auckland NZ. Each commedia character began with a Multimask starter base which required considerable re-building using papier mache (strips of paper and flour 'n water goop) to mould the expressive features of each stock character. Shoe polish was used to create the leather-look of the original 16th century Commedia masks. These contemporary Commedia masks are as good as any sourced from Italy!

More info on Multimask www.maskworx.co.nz
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