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Oni Mask [44] is a story where a young girl goes off to work at a ladies' house to make money for her ailing mother. She talks to a mask of her mother's face once she is done with her work to comfort herself. One day, the curious coworkers see the mask and decide to prank her by putting on an oni mask to replace the mother's mask.
Described as the malicious spirit, or onryō, of a woman, she partially covers her face with a mask or other item and carries a pair of scissors, a knife, or some other sharp object. She is most often described as a tall woman of about 175-180cm, however, some people believe she is up to 8 feet tall, having long, straight black hair, white ...
Ushi-oni mask at the Warei-jinja at Uwajima The ushi-oni dashi (National Museum of Ethnology, Suita, Osaka) In the Nanyo Region of Ehime Prefecture, especially Uwajima and its surroundings, there is a local festival in which a procession of dashi (parade floats) called ushi-oni are paraded.
When Daolon Wong unknowingly summons Tarakudo instead of the Shadowkhan, he enlists Finn, Ratso, Chow, and Hak Foo to collect the Oni masks of his Oni Generals, who control the Shadowkhan. Tarakudo is vulnerable to onions, and was unable to enter Section 13 after Uncle cast an onion spell around its headquarters.
The Ife head is thought to be a portrait of a ruler known as an Ooni or Oni. It was probably made under the patronage of King Obalufon Alayemore whose famous naturalistic life-size face mask in copper shares stylistic features with this work. Today among the Yoruba, Obalufon is identified as the patron deity of brass casters.
A dancing drummer wearing a Namahage costume, performed Namahage-Daiko in Akita Station.. The Namahage (生剥げ, なまはげ) [1] are demonlike beings portrayed by men wearing hefty oni (ogre) masks and traditional straw capes during a New Year's ritual, in local northern Japanese folklore of the Oga Peninsula area of Akita Prefecture.
Shirohige Ressei-menpo. 18th century, Edo period. Tokyo Fuji Art Museum.. Men-yoroi (面鎧), also called menpō (面頬) or mengu (面具), [1] [2] [3] are various types of facial armour that were worn by the samurai class and their retainers in feudal Japan.
Devil's Sword Dance of Kitakami, Iwate, performed on the street in Kitakami Michinoku Traditional Dance Festival Children also form their own groups to perform Devil's Sword Dance in Kitakami Michinoku Traditional Dance Festival