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2. Guy Fawkes mask - Wikipedia

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   A protester in a Guy Fawkes mask, designed by David Lloyd for V for Vendetta (1982–1989). The Guy Fawkes mask (also known as the V for Vendetta mask or Anonymous mask) is a stylised depiction of Guy Fawkes (the best-known member of the Gunpowder Plot, an attempt to blow up the House of Lords in London on 5 November 1605) created by illustrator David Lloyd for the 1982–1989 graphic novel V ...

3. Mask - Wikipedia

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   Papierkrattler masks at the Narrensprung 2005 Carnival parade, Ravensburg, Germany. A mask is an object normally worn on the face, typically for protection, disguise, performance, or entertainment, and often employed for rituals and rites.

4. Traditional African masks - Wikipedia

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   While, in most cases, commercial masks are (more or less faithful) reproductions of traditional masks, this connection is weakening over time, as the logics of mass-production make it harder to identify the actual geographical and cultural origins of the masks found in such venues as curio shops and tourist markets.

5. Comedy and tragedy masks - Wikipedia

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   The comedy and tragedy masks are a pair of masks, one crying and one laughing, that have widely come to represent the performing arts. Originating in the theatre of ancient Greece , the masks were said to help audience members far from the stage to understand what emotions the characters were feeling.

6. Mexican mask-folk art - Wikipedia

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   Masks to indicate the indigenous in the Tastoanes dance often originally had scorpions painted on them, but evolved to include hooked noses and other grotesque features. Today the noses are made of wood and images of bikini-clad women are painted on. [61] Skull masks have their origins in the pre-Hispanic period.

7. Sutton Hoo helmet - Wikipedia

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   Whatever its Anglo-Saxon or Scandinavian origins, the Sutton Hoo helmet is descended from the Roman helmets of the fourth and fifth century termed 'ridge helmets'. [585] Its construction—featuring a distinctive crest, solid cap and neck and cheek guards, face mask, and leather lining—bears clear similarities to these earlier helmets. [586]