A bee hive shaped into a Devil mask. Straw overlaid with clay and painted, glass eyes. 19th century from Prievidza, Central Slovakia. Scanned from Magic Symbols of the world, Pearl Binder (1972). (via objects « MAFIA-HUNT)
A bee hive shaped into a Devil mask. Straw overlaid with clay and painted, glass eyes. 19th century from Prievidza, Central Slovakia. Scanned from Magic Symbols of the world, Pearl Binder (1972). (via objects « MAFIA-HUNT)
Iconismus II. P. Gasparis Schotti. Physica Curiosa, Sive Mirabilia Naturæ et Artis Libris. Herbapoli (Wurzburg), 1667. Some freakish creatures raise troubling questions about the supernatural by their resemblance to other-wordly beings such as devils. The hairy creatures depicted here could easily be mistaken for werewolves. (The Fantastic in Art & Fiction)
