Posts tagged with mask
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.
I leave you with this elegant gent - a ‘refined character’ no less from a Wayang play.
This morning I received a telegram from Professor Augo Copper beckoning me to Greenland, by way of England to pack our Artic gear we shall return shortly.
A tibetan player in Lhasa acting in one of the many plays held over the festival period. With a swift and complicated narrative, this play continues without pause for ten hours.
A boy wearing a mask begs for coins as we head towards to the city.
