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uomo selvatico
Uomo Selvatico
This mask has many variations(divinities, wood spirits, protectors of fields and nature) according to the region, even if certain characteristics remain the same. A natural spirit, he is traditionally described as half man, half beast, who roams the woods with a rod in his hand, his body completely covered in hair ad with a horrible face. His first appearance onstage dates back to 1206 in “Magnus Ludus de quodam homine selvatico, while traces of him can be found in many Commedia masks, where he embodies a mix of violence, ingenuity spite, receklessness, all of which have made Arlecchino so popular over the centuries. |
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Presente nei rituali di molte popolazioni sotto diverse forme (divinità, spirito dei boschi, protettore dei campi e della natura), viene variamente caratterizzato da regione a regione, pur conservando caratteri costanti.