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Re: The Masks: Chinese art is the oldest art in history. Chinese masks have been used in theater representing the hyperbolic aspect of man's nature. They have been used by priests in order to scare away demons. They have been used to represent gods.
Re: The Lady: She was born in Long Island, New York in 1929. Over the years she acquired and eclectic array of jewelry ... each image I look at is more beautiful than the one before. She was born to culture and wealth. She was a skilled horseman (horsewoman? ... horselady? ... rider of horses of the female persuasion? ... being politically correct ain't no easy task ... I'm telling you). In any case ... as a child she showed great skill at horsemanship ... horseladyship?...
Re: The Masks: In ancient religions it was often believed that deities resided in sacred masks and that the wearer of said mask was possessed by the spirit of the inhabiting god and therefore shared the psychic identity of that god. Wear the mask of a dragon or a dragon-god ... you are not pretending to be a dragon ... you are a dragon. Wear the mask of a Lion ... you are a Lion. Wear the mask of a Tiger ... you are a Tiger. Wear the mask of a Kitten ... but I digress.
Re: The Lady: She attended Vassar. She attended the Sorbonne. She attended George Washington University. She grew to represent the epitome of culture and sophistication. Her name is recognized world-wide. She was instrumental in planning a national cultural center ... later named after her husband and called the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. She was--of course--Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
Re: The Masks: Chinese masks were often placed in temples in order to prevent intruders from stealing sacred artifacts. This was obviously before sophisticated central alarm systems ... when one tended to rely rather heavily on the supernatural. Methinks that the more things change ... the more they remain the same. But that's a philosophical discussion for another time.
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