Harmonica with taotie, shamanic mask

 Have fun wearing it or giving it as a gift

The Taotie represents an ancient face mask that may have been worn by shamans or god-kings who were the link between humanity and their deceased ancestors.

Li Zehou, a Chinese philosophy and history scholar, believes that the description of Taotie in the Annals of Spring and Autumn has a much deeper meaning and that the meaning of the word "taotie" establishes a mysterious communication between people and the sky.

To the Clans, it symbolized fear and strength; for his own clan it was a symbol of protection.

This religious concept, this dual nature crystallized in its strange, hideous features. What seems so wild today had a historical and rational quality in its time. It is precisely for this reason that the ancient myths and legends, tales and the wild and frightening works of art of the ancient clans had a remarkable aesthetic appeal.