ceremonial mask
Sacred face covering
A ceremonial mask is a face covering worn during rituals, performances, or religious observances.
Such masks appear across cultures—in African tribal dances, Japanese Noh theater, Native American spirit ceremonies, Venetian carnival traditions.
The mask may represent ancestors, deities, animals, or abstract forces, allowing the wearer to embody something beyond ordinary identity: The shaman donned a ceremonial mask to invoke the spirits.
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- ritual danceFormalized sacred choreography
- tribalOf a clan
- tribal elderSenior community authority figure
- faceHead's anterior surface
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Protective medical face covering
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