mask-making
Crafting facial coverings
Mask-making is the craft of creating masks—decorative, ceremonial, or theatrical face coverings.
The practice spans cultures and millennia, from African ritual masks to Venetian carnival masks to Halloween costumes.
She studied traditional mask-making techniques in Bali.
The term covers both professional artisanship and casual crafting.
Molded paper-paste sculpture material
- plasterWall-coating paste
- moldForm-giving container
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
tragedy · comedy · kabuki · noh · Venice · carnival · Greek chorus · disguise
Ceremonial set of actions
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- ancestorPredecessor in lineage
- spiritSoul, mood, or liquor
- AfricanOf that southern continent
Balinese · Native American · totem · shaman · initiation · dance · festival · carved
Mexican festival for ancestors
- calaveraDecorative skull for Mexican holiday
- VenetianOf or from Venice
- Mardi GrasPre-Ash Wednesday celebration
- Chinese operaTraditional staged musical drama
West African · Sri Lankan · festival · heritage · identity · folklore · decorative · ornamental
Shaping material into forms
- moldingDecorative architectural edging
- castingShaping through liquid form
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- resinViscous plant secretion
latex · fiberglass · foam · gesso · acrylic paint · sealant · adhesive · template
papier-mâché
Molded paper-paste sculpture material
drama · tragedy · comedy · kabuki · noh · Venice · carnival · Greek chorus · disguise · character
ritual
Ceremonial set of actions
African · Balinese · Native American · totem · shaman · initiation · dance · festival · carved · wooden
Día de los Muertos
Mexican festival for ancestors
- calaveraDecorative skull for Mexican holiday
- VenetianOf or from Venice
- Mardi GrasPre-Ash Wednesday celebration
Chinese opera · West African · Sri Lankan · festival · heritage · identity · folklore · decorative · ornamental · symbolic
sculpting
Shaping material into forms
- moldingDecorative architectural edging
- castingShaping through liquid form
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
resin · latex · fiberglass · foam · gesso · acrylic paint · sealant · adhesive · template · symmetry
respirator
Breathing protection device
fabric · elastic · PPE · medical · safety · industrial · welding · dust · healthcare · sewing
- costume activitiesHalloween, trick-or-treating, cosplay, costume party, dress-up
- traditionstradition, custom, customs, cultural practices, rituals
mask-makingunmasking
Revealing what's hidden
portrait painting · portraiture · self-portraiture · revealing · documentary filmmaking
make, mask, making, masquerade