Bauta

Among the many masks that dominated the Venetian scene the most common was the Bauta, a male equivalent of the Moretta but, unlike the latter, it could be used by both sexes. The Bauta was worn all year because it made it possible to hide one’s identity whenever desired. It consisted of a black cloak, the so-called tabarro, a tricorn and the Larva. Larva is a term derived from Latin which means ghost: it was in fact a mask that was particularly popular thanks to its simplicity and because it allowed people to move around the city in total anonymity.