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A homemade sock monkey wearing a fez and scarf. A sock monkey is a stuffed toy made from socks fashioned in the likeness of a monkey. These stuffed animals are a mixture of folk art and kitsch in the cultures of the United States [1] and Canada. The typical sock monkey is brown and white with extra long limbs, a long tail and bright red lips.
Masks used in theatrical performances and dances varied widely: from depictions of the various animals of the Mesoamerican world, to images of old men and women generally for comedic relief, to designs that made fun of neighboring ethnic groups. [2] Mask from Teotihuacan at the Art Institute of Chicago.
The mask, like most character masks was made out of some sort of papier-mâché. [18] Now, most cow costumes consist of a cream-coloured loose shirt with tight pants that have gold accents. [18] The full papier-mâché mask was also replaced by a hat or headband with cow horns. [18]
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Animals are common subjects in African masks. Animal masks typically embody the spirit of animals, so that the mask-wearer becomes a medium to speak to animals themselves (e.g. to ask wild beasts to stay away from the village); in many cases, nevertheless, an animal is also (sometimes mainly) a symbol of specific virtues.
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