Results for "mask"
13 entries found.
🇬🇧 United KingdomJohn Nevil Maskelyne
A Victorian magician who exposed fraud and invented the pay toiletIllusion · Wonder and entertainment Historical
🇨🇳 ChinaTaotie饕餮
A zoomorphic mask on ancient Chinese bronzes and a mythological creature of gluttonyFigure · Protection · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 moreMetamorphosis
A stage illusion where a magician and assistant instantly swap places inside a locked container.Illusion · Wonder and entertainment Living
🇧🇯 Benin and 3 moreZangbeto
A masked night-guardian tradition among the Ogu people of West AfricaTradition · Protection · Cursing and harm Living
🇲🇱 MaliDogon religion
The traditional spiritual beliefs of the Dogon people of MaliTradition · Protection · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
🇳🇴 Norway and 1 moreFossegrim
A Scandinavian water spirit known for teaching fiddle music in exchange for offeringsBeing · Power and authority Legendary
🇬🇧 United KingdomHob
A small household spirit of Northern England and the Anglo-Scottish border.Being · Power and authority Historical
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 3 moreGreen Man
A carved face made of leaves, used as a decorative motif in architecture and art.Illusion · Wonder and entertainment Revived
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreNuo folk religion傩 (Nuó)
A Chinese exorcistic tradition using wooden masks and ancestor worship to drive away malevolent forcesTradition · Protection · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
🇳🇵 NepalLakheyलाखे (Lākhe)
A masked demon figure from Newar folklore, performed in festivals across Nepal.Figure · Protection · Wonder and entertainment Living
🇯🇵 JapanHannya般若
A Noh theater mask depicting a jealous female spirit or demonessText · Cursing and harm Living
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka and 1 moreSanni Yakumaසන්නි යකුම
A traditional Sinhalese exorcism ritual featuring eighteen masked dances to banish illness-causing demons.Rite · Healing · Cursing and harm Living
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreFangxiangshi方相氏
An official Chinese exorcist who cleared demons from houses and tombsRite · Protection · Cleansing and purification Living
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Fangxiangshi: Gary Todd, CC0, source
- Fossegrim: Bjørn som tegner, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Green Man: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Zangbeto: Grete Howard, CC BY 3.0, source
- Dogon religion: Unknown author, CC BY 3.0, source
- Hannya: Daderot, Public domain, source
- Nuo folk religion: Wikiwikiyarou, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- John Nevil Maskelyne: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Hob: Jo Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Sanni Yakuma: Michael Gunther, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Taotie: anonymous, CC0, source
- Lakhey: Less than 3, CC BY 2.0, source