Sometimes you travel where your niche interests lie. In my case this includes countries where masks play an important role in spirituality, theatre, empowerment, ritual and festivals.
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Mask at Colletiva, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
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Steve Gillick, the Namahage
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Ahhh...Mask heaven at the Namahage Museum in Oga, Akita Prefecture, Japan. See below for video of this excellent museum.
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Mitsuru Sasaki, the Namahage
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Antigua, Guatemala
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My fascination with masks started with this mystical tiki in 1960
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Antigua, Guatemala
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Cape Town, South Africa
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Mask display, Malacca, Malaysia
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Cape Town, South Africa
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Mas Village, Bali, Indonesia
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Mas Village, Bali, Indonesia
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Mas Village, Bali, Indonesia
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Bali, Indonesia
Cape Town, South Africa
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Chichicastenengo, Guatemala
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Chichicastenengo, Guatemala
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Cape Town, South Africa
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Chichicastenango, Guatemala
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Kandy, Sri Lanka
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Chichen Itza, Mexico
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Chichicastenango, Guatemala
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Chichicastenango, Guatemala
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Chichicastenango, Guatemala
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Hanya and Tengu, Japan
Papua New Guinea
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Bali, Indonesia
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Papua New Guinea
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Kandy, Sri Lanka
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Borneo, Malaysia
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Borneo, Malaysia
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Kandy, Sri Lanka
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Cuzco, Peru
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Mas Village, Bali, Indonesia
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Cuzco, Peru
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Researching
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Malacca, Malaysia
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Malacca, Malaysia
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Cape Town, South Africa
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Cape Town, South Africa
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Antigua, Guatemala
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Tibetan Mask, Bhaktapur, Nepal
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Mas Village, Bali, Indonesia
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Namahage Mask, Oga, Akita Prefecture, Japan
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Unsure, but African
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Unknown, Africa
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Sri Lanka
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Movie Prop (I think)
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Unknown, Africa
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Miraflores, Peru
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Miraflores, Peru
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Myanmar
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Indonesia
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Myanmar
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Cape Town, South Africa
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Indonesia
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Chichicatenango, Guatemala
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Marionette from Prague, Austria
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Unknown, Africa
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Chichicastenango, Guatemala
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Mask Maker in Mas, near Ubud, Bali
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Mask Maker in Mas, near Ubud, Bali
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