In 2020, archaeologists uncovered a 3,000-year-old gold mask alongside other artifacts in Southwest China. The ceremonial mask was found within sacrificial pits at Sanxingdui in Sichuan province ...

Dancing Demons: Ceremonial Masks of Mongolia presents spectacular examples of masks, costumes, and paraphernalia used in these ceremonies. The Asia Society exhibition is drawn from the larger ...

The owner, American expat Bill LeVasseur, curates an extensive collection of approximately 500 ceremonial masks that all together comprise an eclectic display. LeVasseur and his wife have traveled ...

Schools around Japan are increasingly adopting policies of letting students decide on their own whether to wear anti-virus face masks at their graduation ceremonies in March. An education ministry ...