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Kuchisake-onna (口裂け女, 'Slit-Mouthed Woman') [1] is a malevolent figure in Japanese urban legends and folklore. 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 ...
In kigurumi, the performers wear a plastic mask that was created by either molding or 3D printing and a matching flesh-coloured body suit (a zentai suit known as a hadatai). The body suit allows them less-detailed skin features, on the level of animated characters, and the mask allows a similar level of facial features. [1]
Hannya masks appear in various skin tones: a white mask indicates a woman with a refined character (such as the aristocratic Lady Rokujō in Aoi no Ue), a red mask depicts a less refined character (like the spirit of peasant girl seen in Dōjōji), and the darkest red depicts true demons (revealed after appearing as women, as in Momijigari and ...
Oni Mask [45] 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.
In southern provinces of Iran, Shia women wear red rectangular masks, while those of Sunni women are black or indigo with gold, similar to the mask worn in the Arabian peninsula. [7] In Qeshm, the masks were designed to fool invaders, so they would mistake women for male soldiers. [4] The wearing of battouleh is declining among the younger ...
Malenia appears as a tall, red-haired woman, wearing a golden valkyrie-like armour and a prosthetic replacing her right arm. In the lore of the game, she is a demigod princess and one of the land's most potent warriors and military commanders, having never been bested in battle.
Kristina Bumphrey - Getty Images At the bottom of the sleeves, there was also a little drama, with a pair of stitches that cinched the cuffs, causing the material to slightly flare outward.
A 19th century carved nut, depicting the mask of Hyottoko. Hyottoko (火男) is a comical Japanese character, portrayed through the use of a mask. His mouth is puckered and skewed to one side. Some masks have different eye sizes between the left and right eyes. He is often wearing a scarf around his head (usually white with blue dots).