Bauta
Long considered the traditional and archetypal Venetian mask, the Bauta always used to appear in white, and even though it was worn extensively throughout the Carnival period it owes much of its prominence to the fact that it was used all year round by those simply wishing to hide their identity.. It was also a comparatively practical mask, since, lacking a mouth and covering only the upper half of the face it enabled masqueraders to eat and talk more freely.
Moretta
The Moretta also called Servetta Muta was a small strapless black velvet oval mask with wide eyeholes and no lips or mouth worn by patrician women. It derived from the Visard mask invented in France in the sixteenth century, but differed in not having a hole to speak through. The mask was only just large enough to conceal a woman's identity and was held in place by the wearer biting on a button or bit that the women wearing this mask were unable to speak, and was often finished off with a veil.
Votlo
The Volto or larva is the iconic modern Venetian mask. It is often made of stark white porcelain or thick plastic, though also frequently gilded and decorated, and is commonly worn with a tricorn and cloak. The" Volto" is also quite heavier and tighter than a typical mask, If worn by a woman, who are the most common wearers of the Volto at the modern festival, it is typically worn with a headdress, scarf, veil, another mask, or a combination of all four.
