Articles on masks

Abelam Yam Masks and Tops, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
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Discusses the use of basket yam masks in the harvest festivities of the Abelam people. Offers links to other New…
AFTERLIFE – COFFINS – MUMMY MASKS / EGYPT
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The Egyptians believed that death was simply a temporary interruption, rather than complete cessation, of life, and that eternal life…
ARTICLES ON INDIAN HERITAGE / CULTURE
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Dr Gautam Chatterjee has studied Indian History as his academic specialization. His Ph.D thesis was on Social History. Dr. Chatterjee…
BALINESE MASKS: MASTER CARVERS STILL LIVE BY THE PAST
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By: Christopher Baker The Balinese language has no separate word for art. To create is an integral part of existence;…
Breaking the Silence by Katheryn Trenshaw
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The Healing Power of Mask-making Katheryn Trenshaw is an American artist and workshop leader from Kalamazoo, Michigan who has recently…
Ceremonial Masks, from the villages of Java and Bali, Indonesia
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The dance dramas performed on Java and Bali probably originated in ancient rituals honoring the ancestors and for the deities…
Cliff Pickover’s African Masks and the Quest for Transcendence
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My interests include African masks. Collection of African masks. Masks have also be used to discipline women, children, and criminals.…
Erik Østergaard – Pantomimes / Pantomimer/ Denmark
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Here you can also learn about the old Pantomime Theatre in Tivoli Garden Copenhagen.Site in Danish and English.
Excerpts from article on maskdance. Djarkarta Post.
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"So, masked dances as an outflow of religious practices were apparently already know in Java around 1000 A.D. Also, in…
FAUSTWORK THEATRE
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USA - Group that does it all.. Make masks, performs, teaches......