mask making
Fabricating facial coverings
Mask making is the craft of creating masks—face coverings used in theater, ritual, costume, or decoration.
The practice spans cultures and millennia, from African ceremonial masks to Venetian carnival masks to Halloween costumes.
She took a mask making class before Mardi Gras.
The term covers various techniques: molding, carving, papier-mâché, or casting.
- Venetian masksOrnate Italian carnival disguises
- papier-mâchéMolded paper-paste sculpture material
- paper machePulp-and-paste sculpting medium
- plaster castRigid fracture immobilizer
- silicone moldsFlexible shaping containers
prosthetics · respirators · painting · sculpting · ceremonial dances · wood carving · African masks · tribal ritual · surgical masks · textile art · gas masks · filtration systems · face shields · dust masks · traditional patterns · exaggerated features · full face · beadwork
- cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
- Pacific craftstiki, lei, fishhook, fish hook, war club
- artsartist, creativity, expression, songs, painting
- cultural artsart, music, dance, theater, opera
- craftssewing, knitting, painting, glue, scissors
- cultural traditionsflamenco, tango, kabuki, hula, capoeira
mask makingunmasking
Revealing what's hidden
transparency · authenticity · demolition · confession · truth-telling