Traditional Masks and Costumes

Vibrant displays of traditional masks and costumes from various cultures, featuring intricate designs and bright colors during cultural festivals.

Tanzania, Kilimanjaro, Dancer With Mask

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ladakh festival, masked lama at cholokhang lawn, leh, ladakh, jammu and kashmir, india Copyright: xSunilxKapadia/DinodiaxPhotox

Mask of bolivian traditional carnival in Potosi, Bolivia

God in balinese temple near Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

Tanzania, Kilimanjaro, Dancer With Mask

Native Quechua people celebrate the day of San Jeronimo, the patron saint of the city, San Jeronimo District, Cusco, Peru, South America

Lion dance

Chou mask of Purulia, Calcutta Kolkata, West Bengal, India Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Mask of Orang Asli people in the Ethnographic Museum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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

Peru, man with mask

Monk wearing carved wooden mask during traditional performance at the Wangdue Phodrang Tsechu, Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, Wangdue Phodrang Wangdi, Bhutan...

Totem Pole Native Heritage Center Anchorage, Alaska, USA

Typical manual mask for a traditional mask festival typical manual mask for a traditional mask festival

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Samurai Warrior Cosutme Japanese samurai antique warrior costume at antique store in san telmo distrcit, Argentina Copyright: xZoonar.com/DanielxFerreira-LeitesxCiccarinox 12728242

Oruro Mask, Bolivia. Artist: Unknown.

DET MASCARA TRABAJADA EN LATON-. Location: BAZAR. KATMANDU.

Dragon sculpture at Chinese Historical Museum, Confucius Shrine, Nagasaki, Japan

Nyapo 'the fisherman', mask used in Aji Lhamu dance. The hair is of a 'wild' sheep, called Raruk. Rupa Gompa Museum, Rupa, Arunachal Pradesh, India.

Japan, Honshu, Tochigi Pref., Nikko NP. Noisama, or Deva kinga, guard the entrance to Toshogu Shrine, Nikko NP, Honshu, Japan.

Spirit mask. Used by the Iroquois' 'False Face Society' in order to perform healing rituals - the completion of which allowed the individual to join the society. Wood and other mixed materials, Iroquois, USA, 19th Century.

Portrait of a male Chinese opera performer smiling

Peru, Cusco Department, Cusco, Masked Figure At Inti Raymi. Close Up Of Masked Face.

Satanas vencido, Ermita de Bonany,siglo XVII, Petra, Mallorca, balearic islands, spain, europe.

Thailand, Loei Province, Dan Sai, Phi Ta Khon Or Spirit Festival. Person Wearing Elaborate Spirit Mask

USA, Alaska, Ketchikan, Totem Bight State Historical Park.

Hindu statue Ancient Hinduism god sculpture on Sri Lanka Copyright: xZoonar.com/GalynaxAndrushkox 18605077

Asia, Southeast Asia, Laos, Luang Prabang, sculpture in a temple

Narrenzunft Niesatzer Schellenteufel from Buehl-Niehsatz at the Great Carnival Parade, Carnival Parade, Oberkirch, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Krampuslauf or Perchtenlauf during advent in Munich, an old tradition taking place during Christmas time in the alps of Bavaria, Austria and South Tyrol. The Munich Krampuslauf is a huge event and attraction

Traditional Balinese mask on a black background.

Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, New Mexico, USA. Summer Feast Day Celebration. Tewa tribe. Ceremonial Buffalo dancers.

Tobas Dancer Wearing An Elaborate Mask, Feather Headdress And Costume In The Procession Of The Carnaval De Oruro, Oruro, Bolivia

Male paddler performs ritual greeting in Uwus, South Papua, Indonesia during cultural ceremony

Skeleton wearing the day of death hallowen

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

Swabian Fastnacht (carnival), Ravensburg, Allgaeu, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Mask dancers, Hemis Festival, Hemis Monastery, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Buddhist temple

Krampuslauf or Perchtenlauf during advent in Munich, an old tradition taking place during Christmas time in the alps of Bavaria, Austria and South Tyrol. The Munich Krampuslauf is a huge event and attraction

Mummy On Display At The Archaeological Museum R. P. Gustavo Le Paige, San Pedro De Atacama, Antofagasta Region, Chile

Detailed view of Percht costume at the Krampus run in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Kathakali dancer looking in the tiny mirror.

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.

Close up of african mask

Arrival Of Canoes At Tribal Journeys Cowichan Bay, Masked Paddler (Puller), B.C., Canada

Man at a Sing Sing tribal gathering, Papua New Guinea, South Pacific

Canada, British Columbia, Hazelton. Totem pole detail at Ksan Historical Village.

Native Carving

Krampuslauf or Perchtenlauf during advent in Munich, an old tradition taking place during Christmas in the Bavarian Alps, Austria and South Tyrol, Germany.

China, Hong Kong, Annual New Years Day Festival Parade, Children Dressed in Happy Buddha Masks

Peru, Ica Administrative Division, Nazca, Mummified Body In A Nazca Cemetery.

PAGAN DEITY MAXIMON, thought to be reincarnationa of MAYA GOD MON, with his annual keeper - SANTIAGO ATITLAN, GUATEMALA

Mexico.Mexico city.National Museum of Antropology.Totonac people culture.Dancing with masks and traditional dress..

Hong Kong,Repulse Bay Temple

Fiji, Yasawa Group, Sawa-I-Lau Island, Mask Of Coconut Palm Tree Wood

Dancer in traditional garb, Gyantse, Tibet, China, Asia

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

Krampuslauf or Perchtenlauf during advent in Munich, an old tradition taking place during Christmas in the Bavarian Alps, Austria and South Tyrol, Germany.

China, Beijing, 'Fragrant Hills Park, Temple Of Azure Clouds. Fierce Deity Statue.'

Buddhist Ascetic Factory Chantilly French ca. 1735

Phuket Wat Chalong

Thailand, Loei Province, Dan Sai, Phi Ta Khon Or Spirit Festival. Person Wearing Spirit Costume During Parade

Buddhist monk in his colourful costume and Antelope mask waiting for the next dance during Gangtey Tsechu at Gangte Goemba, Gangte, Phobjikha Valley, ...

JAN 22, 2014 Akita, Japan : Namahage mask, traditional giant mask - ancient culture of Akita perfecture, Tohoku, Japan

Burma, Rangoon, Kiauk Htat Gyi Buddha

Kathmandu Nepal Religious Man Painted At Pashupatinath Holi Hindu Place On Bagmati River

The Iban people of Sarawak on Borneo are master carvers of large guardian statuary figures such as this which serve to ward off malevolent spirits

Nepal, Himalayas, Solu Khumbu region. Buddhist monks perform masked dance Mani-Rimdu festival, Tengboche Monastery. (Editorial Usage Only)

Close-up of the face of a Buddha statue, Thailand

Face of demon Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Mexico Our Lady of Guadalupe Pilgrimage.

England, Kent, Rochester, Character in Costume at The Annual Sweeps Festival

Native in New Britain

Phi Ta Khon or Pee Ta Khon (the Ghost Festival) is the name for a festival held annually in Dan Sai, Northeast Thailand. The events take place over three days some time between March and July, the dates being selected annually by the towns mediums. The Ghost Festival is also called Wan Ruam (assembly day). The towns residents invite protection from Phra U-pakut, the spirit of the Mun River. They then hold a series of games and take part in a procession wearing masks made of rice husks or coconut leaves with hats made from rice steamers, plus patchwork clothing. They also wear bells and wave wooden phalluses. Loei (Thai: ???) Province is located in Thailand's upper North-East. Neighboring provinces are (from east clockwise) Nong Khai, Udon Thani, Nongbua Lamphu, Khon Kaen, Phetchabun, Phitsanulok. In the north it borders Xaignabouli and Vientiane Provinces of Laos. The province is covered with low mountains, while the capital Loei is located in a fertile basin. The Loei River, which f

England, Kent, Rochester. A member of the Black Pig Border Morris at the annual Sweeps Festival in Medway.

Krampus run (Krampuslauf) during advent in Munich, Germany. An old alpine tradition taking place during Christmas time in Bavaria, Austria and South Tyrol.

Traditional Cape Town 'Klopse' music carnival

Traditionally dressed dancer at the Paro Tsechu, a religious dance ceremony, Paro, Bhutan, Asia

Ceremonial moai, Tongariki, Easter Island

Head of statue, Wat Phra That Lampang Luang Temple, Lampang, Lampang Province, Northern Thailand

Faith Laughing Buddha Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Sri Lanka dancer with mask in traditional costume

Shamanic Mask 1890. These mask were used to make Shamans more powerful and ordinary people could invoke animal spirits.

Narrenzunft Hoellteufel from Reichenbach at the big carnival procession, carnival procession, Swabian-Alemannic carnival, Oberkirch, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Fools Guild Hell Guild from Kirchzarten at the Great Carnival Parade, Carnival Parade, Swabian-Alemannic Carnival, Oberkirch, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Siddhartha Gautama, the Shakyamuni Buddha. Close-up. Tan Chau. Vietnam.

Siddhartha Gautama, the Shakyamuni Buddha. Close-up. Tan Chau. Vietnam.

Skin-covered cap mask used by the Igbo of the Cross River. Dated 1937

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

Freshly painted head of the Sechin culture, ruins of Cerro Sechin, Casma, Ancash region, Peru, South America

Swabian Fastnacht (carnival), Lindau, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Mourning angel statue on a grave copyright: xzoonar.com/martinaxbergx 7829500

Young boy holding large carved wooden mask to his face at the Tamshing Phala Choepa Tsechu, near Jakar, Bumthang, Bhutan, Asia

Asia, Nepal, Kathmandu Valley. A blurred exposure accents the eyes of the Swayambunath Stupa in Kathmandu, a World Heritage Site, Nepal.

Bow and arrow used in Yabusame, revival of medieval archery on horseback at Kamakura Matsuri annual festival, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Honshu island, Japan

Wat Pho temple. Golden Buddha statue. Bangkok. Thailand.

Asia, Papua New Guinea, Highland territory. Yellow-faced Huli Wigman

Easter Island, Hanga Roa, Ahu Tahai, Moai Statue, Close-Up

Mummy, catacombs of the Capuchins, Capuchin crypt in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Capuchin crypt, Convento dei Cappuccini with mummies standing and lying, in full regalia or dressed, laid out, Palermo, Sicily, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island. Raven Holding Totem Pole Above Son Of Indian Chief Above Beaver, Carver, Douglas Lafortune 1989.

Cristo preocupado, escultura de madera, siglo XIX, museo de los iconos, castillo Real, Sanok, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Poland, Eastern Europe

The Korean Mask dance, or Talchum (), could be characterized as a Korean dance performed while wearing a mask, mimicry, miming, speaking and even sometimes singing.

Myanmar, Shan, Pindaya. The fantastic Buddhist Caves at Pindaya in Myanmar where a giant evil spider guards the entrance.

Benin, Ketou, Plateau Department. A carved wooden mask representing the female sex. The mask fits onto a dancer's head with his face covered by a veil.

Krampuslauf or Perchtenlauf during advent in Munich, an old tradition taking place during Christmas in the Bavarian Alps, Austria and South Tyrol, Germany.

Indonesia, Bali. Traditional male classical Barong dancer with performance mask before performance at performance near Ubud, Bali Island, Indonesia. (Editorial Use Only)

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

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.

Percht from the Freilassinger-Erzteufln club, Maxglaner Krampuslauf or Perchten Procession, Maxglan, Salzburg, Salzburg State, Austria, Europe

Dancer wearing Kananga mask at the Dama celebration in Tireli, Mali

Skull, funfair, fun park, Oktoberfest, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Intricately Detailed Dead Mask with Glowing Eyelids and Gold Metalworks which Starts to Melt

Daruma doll drop

Portrait of a man wearing a traditional costume, Aguas Calientes, Cusco Region, Peru

Sun god, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xShivjixJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

Kaneval masks of shepherds and farmers of Barbagia, Museo della Vita e delle Tradizioni Popolari Sarde, Sardinia, Italy, Europe

Asia,China, Hong Kong, Kowloon, Tsim Sha Tsui, Chinese New Year, decoration,

Solomon Islands, Santa Ana, aka Owaraha, village of Ghupuna. Traditional welcome dance, mudmen.

Seattle. Face painted member of The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence in Fremont Solstice Parade.

A mask man on Hemis festival at Hemis Gompa Ladakh Jammu and Kashmir India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Ni-Ou sculpture (closed mouth style) at Hozomon Gate, the entrance gate of Senso-ji Temple, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

Small human effigy figure , Effigies, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Close up of man wearing hooded mask at Semana Santa Easter festival, Cadiz,Andalucia,Spain

The blessing hand of Saint Pio The blessing hand of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina Copyright: xZoonar.com/GoneWithTheWindx 9231493

Japan, Shikoku, Uchiko, Uchiko-za theatre, kabuki, masks

Moros y cristianos, fiesta de La Patrona, Pollença, ,Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain.

gigantes de carton piedra, Iglesia de la Merced, Antigua Guatemala, departamento de Sacatepéquez, República de Guatemala, América Central.

Sculpture of Gomukha to channel the drain from the Garbhagria of the Shri Trinetshwar Mahadev Tempels, Taranetar, Surendranagar, Gujarat, India. Sculpture of Gomukha to channel the drain from the Garbhagria of the Shri Trinetshwar Mahadev Tempels, Taranetar, Surendranagar, Gujarat, India.

Figure of a witch, Walpurgis Night, St. Andreasberg, Harz Mountains, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Cardboard Stone Giants, Church of La Merced, Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez Department, Republic of Guatemala, Central America.

Deification of Vermilion Heap Decorating vermilion heap with eyes, nose and mouth of Deity at a store near Amba Bhavani Temple at Tulajapur, Maharashtra, India, Asia Copyright: xZoonar.com/MahanteshxCxMorabadx 9527007

Japan, Honshu, Kanto, Tokyo, Asakusa, Jidai Matsurai Festival, Parade Participant

Close_up of statue in entrance to Maori Meeting House Whara runanga in Maori language, Waitangi National Reserve, Waitangi, Bay of Islands, Northland,...

Milk pouring on eighteen meter high statue of bhagwan saint gomateshwara bahubali during mahamasthakabhisheka Jain festival Shravanabelagola in Karnataka India February-2006 Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

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

The statue in the temple is gold

Asia,India, Kerala, Kathakali Dancer Making Up

Carnival mask Venice Italy

«Caput SS. Thebeorum Mart:». Skull-relic of holy martyr of the Theban Legion, Relics of Martioda, Alava Fine Arts Museum, Vitoria, Basque Country, Spain.

Mime artist dressed as the Virgin Mary, outside the Sacre Coeur, Paris, France

Small human effigy figure , Effigies, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

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

Bizarre masks in the Monkey Forest Road, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Turmeric water pouring on face of 57 feet high statue of lord Bahubali known as Gomateshvara in Mahamasthakabisheka celebration ; Sravanabelagola in Hassan district of Karnataka ; India

Monk's head covered with gold leaf, Wat Chalong, largest temple on Phuket, Thailand, Asia

SG_Vogogelscheuchen_01.tif scarecrows at the parish hall of the Evangelical Church in Unterburg, Solingen, Bergisches Land, North Rhine-Westphalia, Europa

Africa, Benin, Ouidah. Sacred Forest of Kapasse (aka Foret Sacree), statue of phallic voodoo deity.

Halloween is a fun traditional holiday. Pumpkin monster, dark background and candles. Witchcraft magical event.. Halloween is a fun traditional holiday. Pumpkin monster, dark background and candles.

Krampuslauf or Perchtenlauf during advent in Munich, an old tradition taking place during Christmas in the Bavarian Alps, Austria and South Tyrol, Germany.

Goddess durga festival, kolkata, west bengal, india, asia Copyright: xBxPxMaiti/DinodiaxPhotox

Tlingit Indian, AK USA

Geisha, Kyoto, Japan

Statue of Buddha covered with snow, Okuno-in cemetary, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

Spain, Rioja, medieval village of Briones (classified among the most beautiful villages in Spain), monster-headed dummy

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, South Georgia, Cumberland Bay, Grytviken. Whalers Church. A bronze cast head celebrates the life of its builder C.A. Larsen

Portrait of a shaman holding a steaming horn

Halloween Ghost, Los Angeles, California

Portrait of ghostly devil in the hell, a place regarded in various religions as a spiritual realm of evil and suffering

Wood folk_style carving in front of The Rusty Anchor restaurant, Pleasant Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, North America

Tac Say Catholic Church. The figurine of the boy playing the flute on the back of the ox refers to a well-known metaphor in Chan Buddhism (Japanese Zen) about training the mind for enlightenment. Bac Lieu. Vietnam.

Thailand, Phuket, Tattoo On Mans Back.

Pilgrimage Leonhardi-Ritt in St. Leonhard am Wonneberg

Medieval Themed Texas Renaissance Festival

A Chamoru cultural blessing is performed during the Asinan Memorial ceremony at Pago Bay Bridge in Yona, Guam on July 3, 2022. Guam was liberated on July 21, 1944, which ended the Japanese occupation that had begun in 1941.

Representatives of the world's religions dance polonaise, Muslim, Catholic, Jewish, themed float on the theme of tolerance by Jacques Tilly, Rose Monday parade Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe