Karen up in the great state of Ohio is the recipient of Christmas Postcard Number Three! Thanks for subscribing Karen!
This one bears explaining lest you think I’ve gone off the deep end.
I have a fair number of books on art (imagine that). I found a photo of this happy looking Inuit Dance Mask, c.1880, in one of them. Upon seeing it I thought, “Hang a hat on that happy guy and you’ve got a pretty cool looking Santa”. So, he now graces the front of Karen’s Christmas Postcard.
There’s only one minor problem…
According to the Inuit history of the mask, it represents a man-eating mountain demon. Apparently there is a high level of satiety resulting from eating men. He looks pretty happy by my reckoning. In the actual photo of the mask, there are some rather large blood stains splashed on the mouth and nose area. I figured I might ought to leave those off. I mean a Santa crazed with happiness is a bit much.
By the way…that chunk of wood missing from his left jowl is most likely from another man-eating mountain demon who mistook him for a man. It’s dark most of the day in the winter up in the land of the Inuits. Kinda hard to tell a demon from a man. That’s my archaeological opinion.
Fear not though Karen! There’s a simple solution to assure your safety on Christmas Eve should the Santa scrambling down your chimney be of the man-eating variety…
LOCK THE DANG BEDROOM DOORS!
The postal workers will begin figuring this one out first thing in the morning. Merry Christmas Karen!
4 Comments
Don, you are a true muliticulturalist. What a thought, blending a man eating deamon with Santa. (Now we all KNOW you ‘ve gone off the deep end!)
Sometimes I do feel like a grinch at this time of year. It comes from the pressure of being the magic maker. So, I REALLY like this image. Thanks for the laugh
I sympathize with you regarding making magic. Christmas has become such an effort! Hang in there and enjoy it though. Somewhere in all the swirl there is a bit of magic just for you. You’ll know it when it presents itself.
Glad you got a laugh from the card! Thanks for stopping by!
Hey, Don! It is so appropriate that you made a - and I mean this affectionately - weird Santa for my Christmas card. But I too love the various native cultures, and so the Inuit Santa does my heart good. I cannot wait to see him in person. Perhaps I’ll shake a candy cane at him to show him who’s the boss.
That ought to scare the beejeebies out of him karen! Glad you like the card. Merry Christmas!
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