![Mask with a beak - medieval mask of shame, a tool of torture. The mask was put on a person who led a life of crime Stock Photo - Alamy Mask with a beak - medieval mask of shame, a tool of torture. The mask was put on a person who led a life of crime Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2GWW8YC/mask-with-a-beak-medieval-mask-of-shame-a-tool-of-torture-the-mask-was-put-on-a-person-who-led-a-life-of-crime-2GWW8YC.jpg)
Mask with a beak - medieval mask of shame, a tool of torture. The mask was put on a person who led a life of crime Stock Photo - Alamy
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![Medieval "Shame Masks" from Germany and Belgium, c.1550-1700: these masks were primarily used to punish women who were accused of arguing, eavesdropping, or talking too much; the mask would be locked around Medieval "Shame Masks" from Germany and Belgium, c.1550-1700: these masks were primarily used to punish women who were accused of arguing, eavesdropping, or talking too much; the mask would be locked around](https://preview.redd.it/medieval-shame-masks-from-germany-and-belgium-c-1550-1700-v0-0fcw1o6mts5a1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=90afe9002bb5891a48c32f1240d065102daa3e51)