The Heritage – Issohadores (Sold, only print)

Acrylic on canvas 24″x48″.

This painting represents the Issohadores, a traditional mask of the Carnival of Mamoiada (Barbagia-Sardinia).

They wear a linen shirt and a red cloth jacket; on their bodies they wear a leather bandolier decorated with brocade and some bronze or brass bells.

They put their white linen or cotton trousers inside the coarse wool gaiters.

A triangular female shawl is tied on the hips; the ancient Sardinian male headdress is supported by a colored scarf tied up to the chin.

They carry a long rope that gives the character its name. Some Issohadores wear a white wooden anthropomorphic mask with a stern look or an enigmatic smile.

Together with the Mamuthones, they stage a mysterious dance, the most important moment of the Parade.

Giclée Fine Art print available.

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$60.00

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Pierangela Garau