Chris Rainier’s fascination with ritual masks began in the mid-1980s, when, during a photography trip to New Guinea, he was confronted by a tribesman adorned with feathers from a bird of ...

In a chaotic auction repeatedly interrupted by protests, dozens of American Indian tribal masks were sold Friday after a French court ignored the objections of the Hopi tribe and the U.S ...

In April, 2013, the Néret-Minet Tessier & Sarrou auction house in Paris generated $1.2 million as 70 Hopi masks went for an average of $17,143, with a Mother Crow mask created around 1880 ...

Guy Fawkes masks, used by many demonstrators in protests around the world and in the recent wave of demonstrations in Brazil, are pictured at a factory assembly line in Sao Goncalo near Rio de ...

A 19th century Guatemalan mask offered by dealer Casa de Artes at the San Francisco Tribal and Textile Arts Show. The 29th annual show is open Friday, Feb. 6, through Sundau, Feb. 8 at Fort Mason ...

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Every year on August 9, the world comes together to celebrate World Tribal Day, a day dedicated to recognising and honouring the rich cultures, histories, and contributions of indigenous and ...

Seventeen-year-old Nanette Amihere says her Let's Make Masks project started in June on her aunt's sewing machine. "She like taught me how to make masks so I thought, 'Why can't I incorporate it ...

The project focuses largely on remote tribal cultures, ... “I decided that I wanted to follow the trail of traditional masks around the world,” the 61-year-old photographer said on the phone ...

From Bhutan to Burkina Faso, photographer Chris Rainier has traveled the world in search of masks used by shamans, monks and spiritualists. CNN values your feedback 1.