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Traditional Cultural Masks

Vibrant masks representing various cultural heritages and traditions from Asia and the Americas, showcasing artistic craftsmanship and cultural narratives.

Indonesia, Bali, close-up on barong mask

Capilano Suspension Bridge, Totem Pole detail, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Religious statue in the Bulguksa Temple, Unesco World Heritage Site, Gyeongju, South Korea

jaguar mask jaguar mask, market of the historical center, Chichicastenango, municipality of the department of El Quiché, Guatemala, Central America Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22072625

Mask by Tlingit Artist Nathan Jackson, Shark Motif Private Collection Sitka, Alaska, USA

Indonesia, Bali, close-up on barong mask

Asian Civlisations Museum. Rangda mask and costume. Bali, Denpasar 1960. Singapore.

Southeast Thailand, Island of Ko Samui (aka Koh Samui). Exterior roof detail at the Khunaram Temple.

Japanese okimono representing legendary Chinese general Kanyu. Made from Ivory. Kanyu lived between 160-219 AD and was a general during the Three Kingdoms period in Chinese history. Stories of Kanyu (AKA Gaun Yu) are told in the 14th century novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Was instrumental in helping Liu Bei to become the first emperor of the Kingdom of Shu. The artefact is highly detailed, and shows the artist had a great degree of skill.

Typical artisan mask for traditional masquerade celebration, Iberian Museum of Masks and Costume, Braganza (Bragança),Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal.

Sierra Leone, People, Kaka Devil Secret Society Masked Initiate Dancer

Ceremonial masks in Bhutan

Ceremonial mask. From Alaska, the mask represents both a walrus and a caribou.

Inside Longhouse Showing Regalia At 'Ksan Historical Village And Museum, B.C., Canada

Traditional Balinese mask on a black background.

Hand made traditional indonesia wooden puppet used in tradionalt shadow theartre. Yogyakarta. Indonesia.

Close-up of beautiful gold decorations at Emerald Buddha in Grand Palace in Bangkok Thailand

Guard of meenakshi temple Madurai Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Buddhist monk wearing carved wooden mask waiting for the next dance during Gangtey Tsechu at Gangte Goemba, Gangte, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia

Rangda, queen of the leyaks (witches). Bali, Indonesia

Temple guardian, Shaolin Temple, birthplace of Kung Fu, Song Shan, near Zhengzhou, Henan Province, Dengfeng, China

Nepal, Annapurna Region, Larjung, Circuit Trek. Decorative Painted Animal Totem Representing The God Of The Tulachan Clan Of The Thakalis During The Lha Phewa Festival

Vietnam, Hoi An, Hoa Van Le Nghia, buddhist temple,

Citipati ritual mask of the high Himalayas, Sa Bassa Blanca Museum (msbb) Yannick Vu and Ben Jakober, Alcudia, Majorca, Spain, Europe

JESUS DEL GRAN PODER - 1620 - BARROCO ESPAÑOL. Author: JUAN DE MESA (1583-1627). Location: IGLESIA DE JESUS DEL GRAN PODER. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN.

First Nation ceremonial masks at the U'Mista Cultural Centre, Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada.

Monk dressed as a clown and wearing carved wooden mask collecting money from spectators at the Wangdue Phodrang Tsechu, Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, Wangdu...

Standing Buddha image, with the gesture of forbidding the relatives from fighting

Close-up of a wooden sculpture of a devil sitting on motorcycle, Bali, Indonesia

Berchten masks from the rear mountains berchen masks from the rear mountains

Japan - Religion. March 5, 1941. (Photo by J.P.L. Photo).

Hoprrible Mask in a Museum Hoprrible Mask in a Museum, Madhya pradesh, India Copyright: xZoonar.com/YogeshxMorex 7511589

Japan, Tokyo, Festival of the Ages, Ogre.

Painted N Theatre Mask from Japan. N Theatre is a major form of classical Japanese musical drama that has been performed since the 14th century

Close-up of a Chinese lion dance

Hopi clown kachina, known to the Hopi as Koshari, with a photographic camera in his hands

Wooden garuda at night.

BLACK FOREST GERMANY CARNIVAL MUSEUM OBERNHEIM DEVIL MASK

Dragon face statue, Ravangla, Sikkim, India Copyright: xRxMakharia/DinodiaxPhotox

Totem

Ancient Mahakala dance mask at Buddhist monastery Ancient Mahakala dance mask at Lamayuru Buddhist monastery temple decorated in traditional tibetan style. India, Ladakh, Lamayuru Gompa Copyright: xZoonar.com/ xImxPerfectxLazybonesx 5283493

Temple Guardian. Japan, 18th century. Costumes; Accessories. Wood with inlays

Philippines, Panay Island, Kalibo, Portrait Of Dancer Looking Out Through Mouthpiece Of Carnival Mask During Ati-Atihan Festival And Feast In Honour Of Santo Nino (Holy Child).

conventional death symbol with a slanting skull in a dark robe with a hood on a dark background. grim Reaper Dark

Kyoto, Japan Mask of the theater Nô representing the Hannya Avenging Spirit , 1912 - Japan - Stéphane Paset - (October) (French - Kyôto , Japon Masque de thétre Nô représentant l' esprit vengeur Hannya). Shinto, spectacle costume, nô theater, mask, exists in high definition, spectacle, being supernatural, legend , myth, theater, Religion, clothing, hd, entertainment, human beings, art, Fudo Japan mask, mask

Corner Post Kitasoo Big House, British Columbia, Canada

Gitxsan Totem Pole Carved By Mungo Martin, Henry Hunt And Tony Hunt In Thunderbird Park, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

African Mask Burning Candles around the Old Wooden African Mask on Black Background Copyright: xZoonar.com/gkunax 1351265

Statue of a monk in a Buddhist temple decorated with gold plates. Buddha, Buddhism, religion, Phuket, Thailand, Southeast Asia

Totem Pole - tribute to Kwakwaka'wakw Indians. Nimkish villiage - Alert Bay - Cormorant Island. Canada.

Sierra Leone, People, Kaka Devil Secret Society Masked People Seated

Thailand, Bangkok, Wat Pra Kaeo, Khon Figure

Krampus, a traditional Austrian figure bound to the tradition of St. Nicholas, he is the evil counterpart responsible for punishing and frightening the wicked children while St. Nicholas rewards the honest children, Reichenau at Mt. Rax, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Chengdu,China

Young girl in the image of Santa Muerte Santa Muerte Young Girl with Artistic Halloween Makeup and with Sculls in her Hair ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/Multipediax 13334116 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

Totem

Balinese statue in sacred shrine with colorful offerings

Japan, Hiroshima Pref., Itsukushima. A dancer tells a story at Itsukoshima Shrine, Itsukushima, a World Heritage Site, or Miyajima, Japan. (Editorial Usage Only)

Figurine of laughing Buddha, Hai Phong, Vietnam

WEST NEW GUINEA, (IRIAN JAYA, INDONESIA), ASMAT REGION, PRIMITIVE SPIRIT MASK

Detail of the giant standing Buddha face at Wat Intharawihan temple

Guardian mythical demon supporting golden chedi, Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand

Thien Truc buddhist pagoda. Roof decoration with Chinese dragon. Bac Lieu. Vietnam.

Cristo preocupado, escultura de madera, siglo XIX, museo de los iconos, castillo Real, Sanok, voivodato de subcarpacia,,Polonia, eastern europe.

The Ramayana is a story as old as time and - at least in the Indian subcontinent and across much of Southeast Asia - of unparalleled popularity. More than two thousand three hundred years ago the scholar-poet Valmiki sat down to write his definitive epic of love and war. The poem Valmiki composed is styled the Ramayana, or 'Romance of Rama' in Sanskrit. In its present form, the Sanskrit version consists of some 24,000 couplets divided into seven books. The Ramakien is the Thai version of this epic and has an important influence on Thai literature, art and drama. It is regarded as the National Epic of Thailand. Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha); full official name Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple in Thailand. It is located within the precincts of the Grand Palace. The Grand Palace served as the official residence of the Kings of Thailand from the 18th century onwards. Construction of the Palace began in 1782, during the reign of Ki

Crown, about 1920, L.15 (crown), L.15 (fringe) in., Glass beads, leather, canvas, wicker, Nigeria, 20th century, Theres a good reason why a Yoruba crown is always placed on the rulers head from behind or from the side: grave disaster could strike if the king sees inside the conical headdress, so potent is its power. For similar reasons, his subjects shouldnt gaze upon his face, usually covered by a beaded veil to prevent such encounters. This crown is also adorned with royal birds, regarded as important messengers between the divine world and the earth.

Antigua, Guatemala, Chichicastenango, ritual dance for the meeting of Mayas seigneur and the conquistador

Bali MARCH 2024 - Tradition Balinese statue, Bali, Indonesia.

CHINA, SOUTH YUNNAN PROVINCE, HANI VILLAGE, HANI WOMAN, TRADITIONAL HEAD DRESS

Turquoise mosaic mask of Tezcatlipoca, Mixtec-Aztec, AD 1400-1521. A human skull forms the base for this mask of Tezcatlipoca. Smoking Mirror, one of four powerful creator gods in the Aztec pantheon. The Aztec believed that the defeat of Quetzalcoatl by Tezcatlipoca marked the beginning of the current era of creation. The emblem of Tezcatlipoca, an obsidian mirror, symbolises his control over the hidden forces of creation and destruction. The mask is decorated with a mosaic of turquoise, lignite and shell; the eyes have been made from polished iron pyrites. The skull was probably tied around the waist by the leather straps as indicated in the Codex image.

Shimmering chrome Buddha statue, Shwedagon-Paya, Yangon, Rangoon, Burma, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia

INDIA KERALA COCHIN KATHAKALI DANCE a Artist of a Kathakali Dance Group at a authentic training in the city of Kochi or Cochin in the Province Kerala in India. India, Cochin, April, 1998 Copyright: xZoonar.com/URSx 21825812

The Jewish Holocaust Memorial, designed by Kenneth Treister in memory of all Jews that were lost in the Holocaust.

The Yao nationality (its great majority branch is also known as Mien; Pinyin: Yáo zú; Vietnamese: người Dao) is a government classification for various minorities in China. They form one of the 55 ethnic minority groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China, where they reside in the mountainous terrain of the southwest and south. They also form one of the 54 ethnic groups officially recognized by Vietnam. In the last census, they numbered 2,637,421 in China, and roughly 470,000 in Vietnam. In Thailand they number 40,000 and in Laos 20,000.

Samurai is the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. By the end of the 12th century, samurai became almost entirely synonymous with bushi, and the word was closely associated with the middle and upper echelons of the warrior class. The samurai followed a set of rules that came to be known as Bushidi. While they numbered less than ten percent of Japan's population, samurai teachings can still be found today in both everyday life and in martial arts such as Kendi, meaning the way of the sword.

Japan, Tokyo, Meiji Shrine, Autumn Festival

Painting of a Mahkla, a Buddhist deity, Sikkim. Photographed by Dr. Alice S. Kandell

Tibetan woman with prayer wheel and hair jewelry.

Organ pipe with devil, St., Saint, Saint

ASIA, Indonesia, West Papua (Irian Jaya), Asmat Region, Owus. Warriors with staff, bamboo horn (Editorial Usage Only)

Mouse, oak choir stalls for monks' hour prayers, 1493 by Jörg Syrlin the Younger, also Sürlin or Serling, sculptor, completed, choir room, Blaubeuren Abbey, Swabian Jura, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Traditionally carved Maori figure, face, Waitangi, Far North District, Northland, North Island, New Zealand

Old style image from Kendo sportsman wearing a face mask, Vitoria, Spain

Mask dancer at traditional African performance at Victoria Falls Hotel, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, Africa

Krampuslauf or Perchtenlauf during advent in Munich, Germany. An old tradition that takes place during Christmas in the alps of Bavaria, Austria and South Tyrol.

A mask man on Hemis festival at Hemis Gompa Ladakh ; Jammu and Kashmir ; India

Totem pole at the Cape Fox Lodge, carved by Lee Wallace and commissioned by the Cape Fox Corporation, Ketchikan, Alaska. Please Note: An extra licensing fee for use of this image will be collected for totem pole carver, Lee Wallace.

Mexico, San Miguel de Allende. Small statue of female skeleton dressed for Day of the Dead festival.

Mummy of woman of Necropolis decorated with gold and bone jewels and feather headdress, circa 200 B.C.

Traditional mexican mask used for dance and ritual. Zacatecas Traditional mexican mask used for dance and ritual. Zacatecas, ZAC. Mexico Copyright: xZoonar.com/Pascopixx 22082433

statue of goddess, celebration of vat pournima festival, india Copyright: xRajeshxVora/DinodiaxPhotox

Carved cedar wood ceremonial human mask displayed on wool blanket inside the longhouse located at the Hilbub Cultural Center and Museum located on the Tulalip Tribes Reservation in Marysville, WA

Laos, Luang Prabang, Wat Choum Khong, detail of temple architecture.

Binzuru wooden statue in Daibutsu-den Todai-ji temple, Nara, Japan. Binzuru statue in Daibutsu-den Todai-ji temple, Nara, Japan

Japan, Kyoto, Fushimi, Inari Grand Shrine, Statue of Fox God

Krampuslauf during advent in Munich, an old alpine tradition taking place during Christmas in Bavaria, Austria and South Tyrol.

Wayang Golek Puppet. Java, Indonesia.

Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island. Thunderbird Above Killer Whale, Carver is Harold Alfred 1990.

High angle view of a Voodoo statue

The 30-foot totem pole designed by Master Carver Nathan Jackson following Tlingit tradition has a carved man dressed in traditional hat, button blanket and holding a potlatch paddle.

Statue at Pura Ulun Danu Batur Temple, Bali island, Indonesia (Large format sizes available)

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