{"id":8686,"date":"2020-01-18T02:01:10","date_gmt":"2020-01-18T02:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/?p=8686"},"modified":"2020-01-18T02:13:49","modified_gmt":"2020-01-18T02:13:49","slug":"tschaggatta-mask-from-swiss-alps-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/tschaggatta-mask-from-swiss-alps-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Tschaggatta mask from Swiss Alps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_4301.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_4301-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_4301-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_4301-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_4301-1140x1520.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_4301-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_4301.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>Q:  This is a Native American mask. I would love your reaction\/input.  Dominikija, 1654 <\/p>\n<p>A:  On February 8, 2019, a viewer submitted a similar mask that he found in an attic in North Carolina. It was roughly 10 inches tall (minus the hair) and 8 inches wide. It appeared to have real teeth. Take a look at #1515 in our archives.<\/p>\n<p>What I thought was a Cherokee Booger mask was actually a small, decorative Tsch\u00e4gg\u00e4tt\u00e4 mask from Lotschental in the Swiss Alps. The Mask Man had gotten it wrong. Well, I&#8217;m not going to make that mistake again. <\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, you can easily learn more about this traditional European mask with the help of Google. C  <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_4304.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_4304-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_4304-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_4304-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_4304-1140x1520.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_4304-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_4304.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q: This is a Native American mask. I would love your reaction\/input. Dominikija, 1654 A: On February 8, 2019, a viewer submitted a similar mask that he found in an attic in North Carolina. It was roughly 10 inches tall (minus the hair) and 8 inches wide. It appeared to have real teeth. Take a look at #1515 in our archives. What I thought was a Cherokee Booger mask was actually a small, decorative Tsch\u00e4gg\u00e4tt\u00e4 mask from Lotschental in the Swiss Alps. The Mask Man had gotten it wrong. Well, I&#8217;m not going to make that mistake again. Incidentally, you can easily learn more about this traditional European mask with the help of Google. 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