
A Mardi Gras mask made from peacock feathers was the first mask Mary Branum purchased from a shop on Royal Street in New Orleans. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Locals collect Mardi Gras masks for their beauty and intrigue
It is as if a cage sprang open and the subsequently freed birds found perches on the walls inside Mary and Lee Branum’s historic island home in the 3400 block of Avenue L.
Granted, they represent fowl never before seen, each unique in the true sense of the word, birds disguised as Mardi Gras masks. [Read more…]