14.Enjiro Kodani made paper maché masks with turnip as a base.

  • M – Bando Mitsusa
  • K – Karen Kimura
  • S – Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto
M
Are wa (that was), Kodani to iu(was called), Mr. Kodani. Used turnip as a base and paper maché-ed it, and made a mask for me.
S
Oh, masks!
K
What was the mask for?
M
Mitsumen Komori to iu dance, ne.
S
There’s three masks for that dance. What do they represent?
M
Mitsumen Komori dakara (that’s why) three masks iru (are needed). Onna no mask…
K
In English…
M
…woman’s mask, man’s mask and comedian’s mask.
S
Comedian’s?

Puppet dragon used for dancing; carved from turnips and paper mache by Enjiro Kodani, Tule Lake (courtesy of Bando Mitsusa)
M
Hyottoko.
K
Hyottoko. Those are the three that are (needed).
S
And you have one more mask, a dragon…?
M
Oh, shishi gashira (lion’s head)
S
Oh, I’m sorry, that’s “lion”, right?
M
Lion (motioning like a puppet).
S
So, which dance is that used for?
M
Matsuri no dance, yo ne? Festival dance, ne, yeah.

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