Mask Makers Web

Many kinds of dances, in most cases with the participants wearing masks, can still be seen today in small towns and villages. The dance of the old men ('viejitos') is native to the region of lake Patzcuaro in Michoacan, Mexico. It is a humorous dance with young men or boys disguised as old men, wearing wooden masks.

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cloth mache with paint, Bhutan, 19th century. $5500.

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Major resource centre with studio theatre,library,permanent exhibition space,design and teaching workshops.Full-time two-year professional training course - HND Puppet Theatre Arts in association with Anniesland College. Masks from Noh, Commedia, Greek Theatre,Wayang Topeng.

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The Museo Nacional de la Mascara in San Luis Potosi has one of the most diverse mask collections in Mexico. (Sorry, no photos - But it is there !!! We must go...)

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No photos.Text + adress Mummer" comes from the Old French momer, to wear a mask; pantomime. It means a masked or costumed merrymaker, especially at a festival (American Heritage Dictionary, 3rd Edition). Mummery is an old tradition in Philadelphia, and the famous Mummers Parade dates back to pre-Colonial times, resulting from a blend of Swedish, Finnish, Irish, English, German, African-American, and other European heritages. With the Mummers in full swing, New Years is celebrated in Philadelphia as it is nowhere else in the world.

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This set of processional masks, formerly owned by Toji temple, is one of the oldest in Japan. The present seven, three made of paulownia wood and four of cypress, are considered to be remainders of nineteen masks rescued from the fire of 1000 A.D. that burnt down the treasure hall in Kyo'ogokokuji (the former name for Toji temple).

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(CLICK: SAMMLUNG::The Rietberg Museum has a large collection of old swiss masks.. One only shown on the site . Have to go there.) Das Rietbergmuseum besitzt eine grosse, qualitativ herausragende Sammlung von Schweizer Masken, die fast ausnahmslos von Baron Eduard von der Heydt in den zwanziger Jahren unseres Jahrhunderts gesammelt worden sind.

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one photo

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(in german) Heimat von 400 lebensgro?en Narrenfiguren aus dem S?dwesten Deutschlands und der Schweiz.

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With info about festivals. Also nice photos of masks. The Hammond Museum and Japanese Stroll Garden was founded in 1957 as a not-for-profit center for the humanities. Through programs and events, music and the arts, the Museum seeks to provide links between the East and the West

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( Online museum ) The masks in the permanent collection of the Museum of Ancient and Modern Art on display in this exhibit have been collected from many tribes in Western and Central Africa including Nigeria, Mali, the Ivory Coast, Zaire, Liberia and Guinea. They are tribal masks acquired over a number of years. Most of them are very old and have been abundantly used.

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See here masks from the Straw Mask Festival 2004.

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From Pitt River Museum

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Knoxville Museum of Art 1050 World's Fair Park Knoxville, TN

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Many nice wooden masks

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Good site to learn about Giants. All explained. Ninnies ( bigheads ) 'Carried Dancing or Pageant Giants' Jack-in-the-Green 'Beasts' types of giants

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Masks of tribes of Brazil ..You can see Photos of Tukano Masks at www. masks.org in the museum section. " Nesta exposi??o s?o apresentados objetos e fotos de grupos ind?genas de diversas regi?es do Brasil (Karaj?, Tuk?no, Kayap?, Xavante, Matipuh?, Harraraib?, Mak?), com destaque para as m?scaras rituais."

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The Pitt Rivers Museum has a range of masks from diverse ethnic communities including those in Africa, North America and Papua New Guinea, as well as theatre masks from Japan, Korea, Borneo and Tibet.

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Bienvenue sur le site du Mus?e international du Carnaval et du Masque ? Binche (Belgique).

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The Pitt Rivers Museum has a range of masks from diverse ethnic communities including those in Africa, North America and Papua New Guinea, as well as theatre masks from Japan, Korea, Borneo and Tibet

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Tikar people of Cameroon

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Sardinia has an old mask tradition. The museum site is part of a larger website about one specific area in Sardinia:Mamoiada. masks in use seen in several sections.

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The Living Loft Giant Puppet Museum is more than just a repository for puppets from past projects and pageants. Rather, it is a dynamic place providing a visible, safe public space for the giant puppets made in the Philadelphia Region. For Spiral Q, it serves as yet another means for exposing puppets and pageantry as well as the history of Spiral Q to new constituents through group visits and scheduled museum activities

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In an evocative exhibition on the first floor of the White House, rhythmic drums and bells lead us into the world of masks and myths, beyond time and space. This is the actor Benkt-?ke Benktsson?s collection of masks, which takes us on a voyage through Africa, Asia, and Europe. IF YOU GO TO www.masks.org and click on MUSEUMS you can find photos from the maskexhibition in Lund.

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GO TO " PAST EXHIBITS " April 1-May 28, 2000 Lakeview Museum celebrated the diversity of the world's cultures with an exhibit of many types of masks from various nations and activities with masking traditions. Ritual, social, sporting, and protective masks as well as photographs of masks within their cultural context explore the many meanings masks have taken.

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