The collection: Handmade masks, in materials ranging from paper to wood to cloth. Number of pieces in the collection: Around 250. First purchase: “When I was 8, my grandma went to Hawaii and ...

Wooden masks made in Sri Lanka. By Xinhua Published: Jun 26, 2025 10:49 AM. A traditional Sri Lankan mask maker shows a wooden mask in Gonapola village, Sri Lanka on June 25, 2025.

Archaeologists recently discovered an 1,800-year-old mask that they believe may be a spiritual representation of a powerful ...

Donning wooden masks at festivals has long been a part of Kichwa culture in this region. Yet it was only in the 1970’s when Toaquiza became the first to add vibrant color to them on a suggestion ...

These wooden masks, used in an ancient form of Japanese theater called Noh, were made to be expressionless. But performers are charged with using slight and subtle movements to reveal the hidden ...