![]() In addition, this device also travelled across the Atlantic when the Puritans set up their colonies in the New World. The use of this device later spread to other parts of Europe, most notably, perhaps, Germany, where they were known as Schandmaske. ![]() Masks of shame that were used to humiliate women. In some instances, the curb was studded with spikes, which inflicted pain on the woman if she tried to speak. In order to prevent the woman from speaking, the device was also fitted with an iron curb that projected into her mouth and rested on the top of it. The ‘scold’s bridle’ was essentially a mask or cage made of metal that encased the head of the wearer, and it was attached to a locking iron muzzle. During this time, the term ‘scold’ was used to describe a woman who was a gossip, a shrew, or bad-tempered. ![]() The concept of the shame mask developed in Britain during the 16th century, when the device was known also as the ‘scold’s bridle’. Some of these masks are now displayed in museums, such as the ones in the Märkisches Museum, in Berlin. They were usually made of cold, unyielding metal, and the masks were created in various mortifying designs. ![]() As its name suggests, the shame mask was meant to humiliate the person who was forced to wear it. Shame masks were a type of embarrassing punishment device used in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries. ![]()
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