Religious Observance

Masks

A photo of a wooden mask made by the Bassa people of Liberia.

Mask from Liberia

A photo of a wooden mask made by the Tsogo people of the Ogowe River in Gabon.

Mask from Gabon

A photo of lots of wooden Zulu masks with rope for hair hanging on a wall

Zulu masks

A photo of a Chinese Opera mask showing a character with half their face serene and half angry.

Chinese opera

A photo of a Japanese Noh theatre mask showing an angry character

Japanese Noh theatre

A photo of a Native American Sun mask from the Northwest coast of North America

Sun mask

A photo of a Native American mask from North America

Native American mask

A photo of a Native American mask from Canada made with corn leaves

Corn mask

A photo of a death mask from Nepal

Nepalese mask

A photo of an Incan mask made with gold and jewels

Incan mask

A photo of a Mixtec-Aztec turquoise mosaic mask dated 1400-1521 in British Museum

Aztec mask

A photo of a white, red and green Venetian mask with a long nose

Long-nosed jester

A photo of a gold and white Venetian mask with red feathers

Gold Venetian mask

A photo of a white and red Venetian mask with a red muslin headress

Red Venetian mask

A photo of a blue and white Venetian mask with a jester's hat

Blue jester mask

A photo of a man wearing a Venetian mask with a smiling jester's face

Smiling jester

A photo of a man wearing a red Venetian mask with a long nose

Long-nosed mask

A photo of lots of white and partly-coloured Venetian masks hanging up in a shop

Venetian masks