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Shame masks

Shame masks in the San Gimignano Museum of Torture. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Shame masks in the San Gimignano Museum of Torture. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Boar-shaped shame mask in the San Gimignano Museum of Torture. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Boar-shaped shame mask in the San Gimignano Museum of Torture. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Shame masks on display in the Fortress of San Leo, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Shame masks on display in the Fortress of San Leo, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Shame mask on display in the San Gimignano Museum of Torture. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Shame mask on display in the San Gimignano Museum of Torture. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Shame masks in the San Gimignano Museum of Torture. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Shame masks in the San Gimignano Museum of Torture. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.