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Masquerade The idea behind masking is for the person wearing and performing the mask to conceal his identity and take on a new one. Sometimes the masker "becomes" an ancestor, a spirit, or a special animal. |
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Masks that completely cover the face or rest on top
of the head are usually worn by men. While women usually make up the
masquerade singers and audience.
A mask is only powerful and meaningful when it is in motion in front of an audience. The audience, along with the accompanying musicians and attendants for whom the masker performs, is a very necessary part of a successful masquerade. |
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Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester and Dallas Museum of Art
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