The tradition of carving wooden masks dates back to the early 1900s and over the years has become a tradition. Inspired by the grotesque, these early faces had one part with masculine features and another with feminine features. The "founding sculptor" was Crispino Selle.
Almost fifty years later, after World War II, a cheerful group of young people, partly joking and partly working according to their abilities, produced a decent number of other wooden masks, faces that inspired laughter and joy.
Today this tradition is carried on in Rivamonte thanks to the skill and passion of Giovanni Battista “Tita” Bressan, who delights in sculpting the Òlt (faces) from Riva, achieving success and recognition both in Italy and abroad.
Text: The Ladin of Pòi
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