A woman in chains with bondage hood

A bondage hood (also called a gimp mask) is a fetishistic hood. It may be made from rubber, PVC, spandex, darlex or leather. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2000x757, 469 KB) Description: Woman in handcuffs and bondage hood Source: own photography Date: 22. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2000x757, 469 KB) Description: Woman in handcuffs and bondage hood Source: own photography Date: 22. ... This article concerns the concept of fetishism in anthropology. ... A hood is a kind of headgear. ... Rubber is an elastic hydrocarbon polymer which occurs as a milky emulsion (known as latex) in the sap of a number of plants but can also be produced synthetically. ... Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is a widely-used plastic. ... Spandex or elastane is a synthetic fiber known for its exceptional elasticity (stretchability). ... Darlex, spelled Darlexx commercially, is a material similar to Spandex, but woven to be much thicker and hence more constricting and more opaque. ... Modern leather-working tools Leather is a material created through the tanning of hides, pelts and skins of animals, primarily cows. ...

It is designed to completely cover the head, and is thus accommodated with an opening at the back to extend the neck hole for adorning - which may be done up with a zip or cord. (Spandex hoods are often stretchy enough to go on without any extension of the neck hole.) Other optional openings include two eye holes (sometimes these can be closed using zips), nostril openings, and a mouth opening (which is often closed with a zip or used by a gag that goes over the hood). Spandex hoods are see-through so need a blindfold as well if the intention is to stop the person seeing. Darlex lets very little light through, and the other materials should let none through at all (though some may get in through nose holes or poor eye zips). A gag is usually a device designed to prevent speech, often as a restraint device to stop the subject from calling for help. ... A blindfold is a strip of cloth used to cover the eyes, rendering the user effectively (but temporarily) blind. ...

Wearing a hood is potentially extremely dangerous, as blocking all access to air will result in rapid asphyxiation. The safety warnings regarding gags also apply. It is wise to use a hood with a mouth or nose hole and a gag over the hood that can be removed quickly. Asphyxia is a condition of severely deficient supply of oxygen to the body. ...

It is notably used in BDSM, its function being to objectify the wearer as well as providing sensory deprivation, and thus reduce them to the status of a sexual toy, rather than a sexual partner, as part of a scene. A tight rigid hood (which means leather) greatly reduces a gagged person's ability to make any noise at all. A hood can also serve the function of disguising someone's identity when desired, for example at play parties. A collar is a common symbol of BDSM. BDSM is a term which describes a number of related patterns of human sexual behaviour. ... Sexual objectification is, in some circumstances, the fetishistic act of regarding a person as an object for erotic purposes. ... A prisoner at the United States Camp X-ray facility at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba being subjected to sensory deprivation, through the use of ear muffs, visor, breathing mask and heavy mittens. ... In BDSM, a scene is a complete encounter. ... A play party, is a social event in which people gather to practice BDSM and socialize with like-minded people. ...