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A woman wearing a visard, as engraved by Abraham de Bruyn in 1581. A woman wearing a moretta muta appears in this 1751 painting by Pietro Longhi . A visard , also known as a vizard , is an oval mask of black velvet which was worn by travelling women in the early modern period to protect their skin from sunburn . [ 1 ]
The Sande sowei masquerades promote and represent the images of women in specific ritual and festive contexts. The ceremonies of the Sande society are the only occasions in Africa in which women customarily wear masks. Wooden masks worn during these public ceremonies, such as funerals or the installations of chiefs, are called sowo (sing.
Mexican mask-folk art refers to the making and use of masks for various traditional dances and ceremony in Mexico. Evidence of mask making in the region extends for thousands of years and was a well-established part of ritual life in the pre-Hispanic territories that are now Mexico well before the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire occurred.
This Magbo helmet mask for an Oro society member was created by Yoruba artist Onabanjo of Itu Meko. It is now in the African collection of the Indianapolis Museum of Art, which is in Indianapolis, Indiana. Created around 1880-1910, it depicts a varied cast of community members carved of wood, colored with pigment, and mounted on a curved bar ...
It tells the story of Éva, a mother in her forties who, disappointed with her life and tired of her own insignificance, finds a new identity behind a scary monster mask that eventually liberates her.
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 ...
Igbo art (Igbo: Ǹkà Igbo) is any piece of visual art originating from the Igbo people. The Igbo produce a wide variety of art including traditional figures, masks, artifacts and textiles, plus works in metals such as bronze. Artworks from the Igbo have been found from as early as 9th century with the bronze artifacts found at Igbo Ukwu.
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 ...