1960's Dutch Carnival Parade Heads - Green Monster

Netherlands

Mid-Century unique and wonderfully fun large painted papier mache carnival head. This "Green Monster" head resembles a sea creature or swamp monster, he originally had a smoking pipe that broke off at some point. Traditionally worn in the southern and eastern provinces of The Netherlands by the crowd in parades or processions during so called "Carnavalsstoeten". During this 3 to 6 day festival normal daily life comes to a near stop in those provinces. There is another matching head with an intact pipe, listed separately (O298 DDD). There are 9 different heads, listed separately (O298).