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A Geisha biting a Tenugui 1920shttps://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js

A Geisha biting a Tenugui, 1920′s
“[She] rises to one knee and puts one end of her [tenugui] hand towel in her teeth, pulling on it with her right hand. This is a typical Kabuki gesture for a female character in the throes of a deep emotion.” According to “The Art of Kabuki” edited by Samuel L. Leiter, first published in 1979, page 114. / src: Blue Ruin

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Maiko Momotaro - Sakkou Hairstyle 1920shttps://embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js

Maiko Momotaro – Sakkou Hairstyle, 1920′s 
“Originally believed to be worn by married women of the merchant class during the late Edo period (1603-1868), starting in the Meiji era (1868-1912) the sakkou was the hairstyle worn by apprentice geisha in the weeks leading up to their debut as full-fledged geisha.“

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Remedios Varo and the mask

Kati Horna (1912-2000) ~ Remedios Varo with a mask by Leonora Carrington, Mexico, 1957 | src NYBooks
Kati Horna ~ Portrait of Remedios Varo [wearing a mask by Leonora Carrington], 1957 | src Princeton University Art Museum
Kati Horna ~ Remedios Varo y la máscara, 1956. Varo, posing with a mask made by Leonora Carrington | src Morton Subastas
Kati Horna ~ Surreal portrait of Remedios Varo [wearing a mask by Leonora Carrington], 1957 | src Princeton University Art Museum