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Masks - Figurines - Reliefs
Ceremonial Stuff and Ritual Masks Every   year,   rituals   in   honor   of   the   ancient goods   take   place   on   the   Fiji   Islands.   The masks   worn   by   the   dancers   are   bird   masks -    not,    as    psychologists    would    have    you believe,   because   people   have   always   had the    desire    to    be    like    birds,    but    simply because   the   people   of   the   South   Pacific imitated    their    ancient    gods.   And    in    their world   of   ideas,   they   could   fly.   Thus   in   the often   small   museums   in   the   Pacific   region, we    find    so-called    ritual    clothing,    ritual masks,   ceremonial   masks,   or   ritual   props, which    refer    to    ancient    one-man    flying machines.   Image   35   shows   the   upper   part of    the    Indonesian    (also    Indian)    god    Garuda.    Here    the    two    vertical    pieces    of    wood symbolize   the   wings.   The   same   motif   can   be   seen   in   several   manifestations   in   the   Bishop Museum   in   Honolulu,   Hawaii.   Masks,   which   the   dancers   pull   on   over   their   heads.   The upper   arms   are   passed   through   the   semi-circles   at   the   bottom,   depicting   the   flapping   of wings   when   they   are   moved   up   and   down.   Image   38    shows   such   a   wing   mask   in   the   rest position.   The   arm   and   other   supports,   often   the   whole   corset   itself   into   which   the   dancers had   to   squeeze   themselves,   have   been   remembered   in   the   folklore   for   thousands   of years.
Source: Evidence    of    the Gods, page 45
RAMAR RAMAR
Erich von Däniken EvD Erich von Däniken EvD EvD-Stiftung EvD EvD-Stiftung EvD EvD’ s Magazin SZ EvD’ s Magazin SZ News News Articles Articles Pictures Pictures Events Events Shop Shop Links Links A r c h i v P r e s s e m a t e r i a l R e c h t l i c h e   H i n w e i s e D a t e n s c h u t z r i c h t l i n i e n I m p r e s s u m l l l
Masks - Figurines - Reliefs
Ceremonial Stuff and Ritual Masks Every   year,   rituals   in   honor   of   the   ancient   goods take   place   on   the   Fiji   Islands.   The   masks   worn   by the   dancers   are   bird   masks   -   not,   as   psychologists would    have    you    believe,    because    people    have always   had   the   desire   to   be   like   birds,   but   simply because   the   people   of   the   South   Pacific   imitated their   ancient   gods. And   in   their   world   of   ideas,   they could   fly.   Thus   in   the   often   small   museums   in   the Pacific    region,    we    find    so-called    ritual    clothing, ritual    masks,    ceremonial    masks,    or    ritual    props, which   refer   to   ancient   one-man   flying   machines. Image   35    shows   the   upper   part   of   the   Indonesian (also    Indian)    god    Garuda.    Here    the    two    vertical pieces   of   wood   symbolize   the   wings.   The   same motif   can   be   seen   in   several   manifestations   in   the Bishop   Museum   in   Honolulu,   Hawaii.   Masks,   which the   dancers   pull   on   over   their   heads.   The   upper arms   are   passed   through   the   semi-circles   at   the bottom,   depicting   the   flapping   of   wings   when   they are   moved   up   and   down.   Image   38    shows   such   a wing   mask   in   the   rest   position.   The   arm   and   other supports,   often   the   whole   corset   itself   into   which the    dancers    had    to    squeeze    themselves,    have been   remembered   in   the   folklore   for   thousands   of years.
Source: Evidence     of     the     Gods, page 45
RAMAR RAMAR