carved masks
Wooden ritual faces
Carved masks are masks made by cutting and shaping wood, stone, or other solid materials.
The term typically evokes traditional ceremonial or decorative masks from African, Native American, or Pacific Island cultures: The museum's collection of carved masks from West Africa.
Carved masks may be displayed as art objects or used in ritual contexts.
- woodenMade from timber
- tribalOf a clan
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
- dance ceremonyFormal gathering with choreographed movement
- facesFront of heads
ritual · African · sculptured · totems · spirits · chiseled · folk art · decorative · theatrical · ancestral · hollow · face paint · painted · eyes · wall · wall hanging · ancient · indigenous