Publication |
Great Britain, The British Museum Press, 2006.
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Description |
224pBlack Spine
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Summary/Abstract |
Covers eight principal areas: Africa, Oceania, Latin America, the Northwest coast of America, Japan, Classical Greece and Rome, Egypt and Europe. Discusses the disparate masking traditions of these cultures.
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Contents |
African Masking
Masks in Oceania
Fictions and Parodies : Masquerade in Mexico and Highland South America
Masks from the Northwest Coast of America
Japanese Masks : Ritual and drama
Face Value : The mask in Greece and Rome
Masks in Ancient Egypt : The image of divinity
The Other Within : Masks and masquerades in Europe
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Standard Number |
071412530X Pb.
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