mask (dance & live theatre)

Clay mask in the form of a human face decorated with gloss paint. The base colour is pink, the hair, facial hair (sideburns, eyebrows and moustache) and the pupils are black, the lips and eye-rims are red and the teeth and eyes are white. Cut out mouth and eyeholes as well as a hole at each side for a fastening.

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