Tales of a traveling zoologist, with a sharp sense of style and an even sharper intellect. Ermantrude is the muse of the designer Charlotte Linton www.charlottelinton.com

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Today’s warm sunshine flirted with the idea of Spring. As part of a Spring ritual the Greenlanders may agayu or ‘dance with masks’.  These masks represent plants and are worn to request the abundance of things in the coming year. The greenlanders rely on berries in the summertime and on grass which is woven as clothing.  

Today’s warm sunshine flirted with the idea of Spring. As part of a Spring ritual the Greenlanders may agayu or ‘dance with masks’.  These masks represent plants and are worn to request the abundance of things in the coming year. The greenlanders rely on berries in the summertime and on grass which is woven as clothing.