White Blanco papier-mâché Commedia dell’arte drama mask of Pantalone

Pantalone is a character in The Commedia dell’arte, a theatre-group that find its roots in the sixteenth century Italian theatre. Most actors of the Commedia dell’arte played the same character throughout their lives. They became very dedicated to a character and identified themselves with their role in such a way that throughout the years their act became more and more profound.This is the mask of Pantalone and he performed the role of a miserly old Venetian merchant, a stingy and less tan pleasant person. Pantalone became a metaphor for “Big ego.The white mask has a strong base that can be used as it is or can be decorated by yourself with any material you can think of. Let your imagination run wild, the white papier-mâché mask can handle acrylic and oil paints, beads, seeds, stones, shells, colourful sand, gold-leaf, markers, fabrics and paper, wool, hair, drawings and much more. It has two ribbons attached for wearing.