Felt animal masks

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Felt animal masks
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Felt animal masks

woollen felt sheep or cow mask possibly worn with a hood and a body warmer.

Art

Literature

  • Gríma: This term is used to describe a face mask worn by a man in Kormaks saga. [TOPLAK 2011]:p. 67

Archaeology

  • Hedeby, Denmark. 1 complete sheep mask and 1 possible cow mask [HAGG 1984]:p.69-70, 185

Discussion
Hagg states that the felt animal masks found at Hedeby may possibly have been attached to a hood. They may have been worn in battle along with a body warmer [HAGG 1984]:p.69-70, 185 Ringquist makes the suggestion that the wolf masks worn by the C7th figures may derive from the Roman standard bearers who covered their helms in a wolf skin. [RINGQUIST 1967]

References

Hagg, Inga (1984) Die Textilfunde aus dem Hafen von Haithabu. [The Textile Finds from the Port of Hedeby]. Hedeby-Ausgrabungen in Haithabu [HAGG 1984] ^ 1 2 3 4 *
[RINGQUIST 1967] ^ *
[SPEIDEL 2004] ^ *
Toplak, Matthias (2011) Kleidung und Tracht in der altnordischen Sagaliteratur und im archaeologischen Fundkontext. [Clothing and dress in the Norse sagas and archaeological sites in context]. [TOPLAK 2011] ^ *