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  2. Masquerade in Mende culture - Wikipedia

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    The features of the mask illustrate the group's ideal of feminine beauty. The elegant hairstyles also symbolize the importance of social cooperation, since a woman needs the help of her friends to dress her hair. [3] The Mende honor outstanding carvers of sowei masks, which are typically men, with the name Sowo Gande. According to Philips, the ...

  3. Battoulah - Wikipedia

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    In southern provinces of Iran, Shia women wear red rectangular masks, while those of Sunni women are black or indigo with gold, similar to the mask worn in the Arabian peninsula. [7] In Qeshm, the masks were designed to fool invaders, so they would mistake women for male soldiers. [4] The wearing of battouleh is declining among the younger ...

  4. List of headgear - Wikipedia

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    Victor Oladipo wearing protective headgear. See Mask for a fuller list of masks. Balaclava (helmet) or ski mask; Battoulah; Bongrace – a shade for the face, sometimes part of a hood, or a separate garment worn with a hood or coif; Tudor/Elizabethan; Boushiya; Burqa, also burka, burga, burqua; Diving mask; Full-face diving mask; Gas mask ...

  5. Hannya - Wikipedia

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    The mask that represents a woman who has become a demoness is hannya, and hannya is also called chūnari or nakanari (中成) in contrast to namanari. [3] The mask that represents a demoness who becomes even more furious and looks like a snake is a jya (蛇), meaning 'snake', and the one that is even more furious is shinjya (真蛇), meaning ...

  6. Why Shot Putter Raven Saunders Is Wearing a Mask at ... - AOL

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    Raven Saunders of Team USA competes with a mask in the Women's Shot Put qualification on day 13 of the Paris Summer Olympics at Stade de France on Aug. 8, 2024. ... and has continued to wear masks ...

  7. Traditional African masks - Wikipedia

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    Feminine masks of the Baga people have ornamental scars and breasts. In many cases, wearing masks that represent feminine beauty is strictly reserved for men. [11] One of the well-known representations of female beauty is the Idia mask of Benin. It is believed to have been commissioned by King Esigie of Benin in memory of his mother. To honor ...

  8. Girl, 8, fights off bedroom attacker wearing clown mask ... - AOL

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    Police in Sterling, Colorado said a man wearing a clown mask broke into a family's home and attacked an 8-year-old girl before fleeing on Oct. 15, 2024.

  9. Who Is Marshmello? Meet the Award-Winning DJ Behind the Mask

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    Marshmello Jordan Strauss/AP/Shutterstock When COVID-19 hit in 2020, everyone was wearing masks — but celebrity DJ Marshmello was ahead of the trend way back in 2015. Even those who don’t know ...