Archaeologists have recently unearthed a remarkable find from Andean tombs: gold masks that are approximately 4,500 years old. These ancient artifacts offer fascinating insights into the cultures and ...

Four curators select key examples from a medium that is about as old as human history. By Julia Halperin Mexico Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Date: 900-400 B.C. Material: Jadeite ...

Photographer Selim Harbi was drawn to West Africa for its culture and its handicrafts – specifically, its masks. When he visited the region in 2014, he spent time asking people all about the masks: ...

An international research team led by Christoph Randler, Professor of Biology Education at the University of Tübingen, has found that during the COVID-19 pandemic, people from collectivist societies ...

The horizontal mask has never been examined cross-culturally in Africa. Although form and distribution studies are out of fashion in African art discourse, McNaughton argues that valid art historical ...

For many people around the world, face masks have become an essential accessory to help prevent the spread of Covid-19. In Japan, however, a mask has now become part of formal attire. Public officials ...