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Central and South America Central and Southern America have a rich masking history. One of the earliest examples dates from 10000 to 12000 BC. It is a fossilised vertebra of an extinct lama representi...
Tribal MasksWith a consideration of Folk Masquerade Original Tribal masks are often seen by unknowing eyes as art objects in themselves. That is not the case, unless of course they are modern copies....
Carnival Masks and Masquerade Masks Where did the use of Carnival masks and Masquerade masks begin? The Venetian Carnival began over 900 years ago. It has run except for a gap ( from 1797 - 1987 ) an...
African Masks The following is a general over view of African Masks. If you are interested in collecting African mask from galleries or even primary sources we are going to establish some links which ...
The Masked FoolThe Fool My first direct experience of the fool in masking was watching Morris Dancing here at home in Yorkshire, England. The Morris dancers were dressed up in their usual dancing shoe...
Pacific North West Coast North American Masks North America is home to a fantastic range of American masks. Some of these are traditional dating back centuries others are modern based upon the tradit...
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