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Kabuki is modern theater art form. Classical masks are replaced by painted faces and make-up.

06/16/2023

Masskara in Davao City
The masks sell like pancakes during the festival and he said the products are always sold out. The smaller masks can be used as necklaces, while the bigger ones can be used as ornamental decorations, Yosores added.

03/30/2023

MASKARA FESTIVAL
A Masquerade Party to lift up the spirits of the Bacolod people after the Sugar Crisis in 1980’s. It’s name comes from English word “mass” meaning “multitude of people”, and Spanish word “kara” meaning “face”.

03/07/2023

Mask
Masks have long played an important role in Japanese culture: in religious ceremonies, dance, Noh theater, and military costume. For samurai, masks served as a principal face defense and helped secure the helmet to the head more firmly.

11/22/2022

mask
mask, a form of disguise or concealment usually worn over or in front of the face to hide the identity of a person and by its own features to establish another being. This essential characteristic of hiding and revealing personalities or moods is common to all masks. As cultural objects they have been used throughout the world in all periods since the Stone Age and have been as varied in appearance as in their use and symbolism.

09/22/2022

KABUKI MASK

A Kabuki mask is a type of theater mask that is used in kabuki theater. It is characterized by its highly ornate and exaggerated design. The kabuki mask is often made from wood, lacquer, or cloth, and it is often decorated with gold leaf, feathers, and sequins. The kabuki mask is used to portray a variety of characters in kabuki theater, including historical figures, gods, and demons.

09/09/2022

Hyottoko

Hyottoko is a silly, childlike figure with a comical expression on his face. His mouth is almost always rounded and skewed to one side, as the stories about him usually involve him blowing on a bamboo pipe. In some traditional Japanese dances during festivals, dancers perform the role of the clown while wearing Hyottoko masks.

08/20/2022

Men-yoroi

Men-yoroi were the armored masks worn by warriors and samurai. They were decorative and customizable according to the wearer’s preference and fit. Somen covered the wearer’s entire face and offered the most protection, while menpo were partial coverings. These days, most men-yoroi are on display in museums.

08/04/2022

kitsune mask

One of the most enigmatic and ubiquitous figures in Japanese folklore, kitsune (狐) in Japanese means fox, but the figure of kitsune is much more than your standard farm-lurking, four-legged pest.

According to Shinto beliefs, the kitsune is a messenger of Inari, the god of fertility and agriculture, but is not always a figure of upstanding ethics. In some ways, kitsune also represents the contradictory nature of every single one of us, which is why it’s become one of the most recognizable Japanese masks in popular contemporary culture. Available in a variety of forms, you’ll find traditional kitsune masks in costume, souvenir, and gift shops everywhere.

07/23/2022

AFRICAN MASK

A Conversation About the Met's Kongo Show

This is a rare exhibition, attempting to countermand the exoticism of central African civilizations that was historically impelled by the objects’ display in princely European cabinets of curiosities.

06/27/2022

Large, long-nosed Tengu mask

This large mask is Ht 19″; Depth back to nose tip 17″; and Width 12″. Clear & blue glass inserts. Appears to be wood or hard surface with top layer of cloth or paper or bark. Holes at bottom of nose and eyes. Bought 10 years ago from airline attendant. Do not remember what I paid for it. She got it during her South Pacific travels. Mindi, 1784

06/19/2022

Hunting Festivals, Alaska

The Yup'ik and Inupiaq peoples wear masks during special ceremonies, the most important being the midwinter hunting festivals. Carved by—or under the supervision of—a shaman, these masks sometimes represent a shaman's spiritual helpers and can also be hung in homes to ward off harmful spirits.

06/09/2022

Hannya

Another major figure in Noh theatre is Hannya, a face so ingrained in Japanese culture it’s one you’ve probably seen before, and one that - somewhat strangely - is a popular tattoo motif. The fearsome Hannya is a jealous female demon. Like onnamen, Hannya masks display a complex number of emotional states depending on how the light catches the features of the mask. Like most Noh masks, this hannya was crafted from solid Japanese cedar.

When an actor wearing a Hannya mask looks directly at the audience they see an angry female face; however, if Hannya looks at the ground, the relected light creates the illusion almost as though she is crying.

The different colors of a Hannya mask represent the different standings of the character: a white mask means a woman of refined character, red is for those who are a little less refined, while the darkest of reds is reserved for the evilest of all the demons - a woman who has lost complete control of her jealousy.

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