Mask
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A mask is an artifact that covers or conceals any part of the face. They can be worn for a wide range of reasons, ranging from
- Protection -
- Performance - In many theatre groups, masks are used for dramatic effect or as a way to add emotion to a performance.
- Amusment - Masks can be worn for personal amusment or to impersonate another person or character. Perhaps the most well known display of this is Halloween
- Balls - Masquarade balls are either formal or semi-formal events attended by people wearing masks. The masquarade ball tradition started in France, and has spread in popularity to almost every Western nation, including the United States.
- Ceremonies -
- Costumes -
- Practical purposes -