1960's Dutch Carnival Parade Heads - Green Monster with Pipe

Netherlands

Mid-Century unique and wonderfully fun large painted papier mache carnival head. This "Green Monster" head resembles a sea creature or swamp monster who enjoys smoking from his tobacco pipe. Sadly, part of his face has been a little squished but he doesn't let that stop him! 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 a broken pipe, listed separately (O298 BBB). There are 9 different heads, listed separately (O298).