This is a curious mask that was going around Venice in Carnival time.
Meaning can be something like: "cautious tease". The logic: kids are a pain and are noisy, making them tired restores the adults quiet living
With this purpose the pulcinella masks would tease kids offering them the "confetti", very desirable Italian sweets, using a fishing pole.
Confetti were very hard to reach, of course, thus achieving the purpose of making the kids tired.
