Sartiglia and the intriguing apotropaic masks, especially the mamuthones, issohadores, s'urtzu (and so on), are more popular, belonging to a very ancient tradition...

Carnival are zoomorphic and/or androgynous, such as the Mamuthones and Issohadores from Mamoiada, the Boes and Merdules from Ottana and many more. The Carnival...

carnival costumes, including distinctive masks worn by the mamuthones and issohadores. The local museum houses some masks also from other part of Sardinia...

Robe from Tonara Robes from Fonni Man from Lanusei A Mamuthone and an Issohadore, traditional carnival garments from Mamoiada Sardinian knights on Sa Sartiglia...

coming of spring. In Sardinia existed the tradition of Mamuthones e Issohadores of Mamoiada; Boes e Merdules of Ottana; Thurpos of Orotelli; S'Urtzu...

festivals from other countries of the island and around the world) and the Issohadores (men dressed in red bodice, white mask, sa berritta (headdress), cartzas...