Masks

Connected Sites: 11

Definition
WHS connected to famous / notable masks, or traditions involving masks

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Connected Sites

  • Mycenae and Tiryns
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.53
    242
    10
    Mycenae - Mask of Agamemnon was discovered here in 1876 by Heinrich Schliemann. The artifact is a funeral mask hewn in gold (wiki)
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Venice and its Lagoon
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.52
    611
    19
    Venetian masks are a centuries-old tradition of Venice. The masks are typically worn during the Carnevale (Carnival of Venice), but have been used on many other occasions in the past, usually as a device for hiding the wearer's identity and social status. (wiki)
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Bassari Country
    Inscribed: 2012
    3.09
    12
    2
    especially within the age-passage rites that dances and masks play an important role (AB ev)
  • Teotihuacan
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.29
    263
    8
    Jade mask found inside Pyramid of the Sun
    See www.pasthorizonspr.com
  • SGang Gwaay
    Inscribed: 1981
    2.90
    8
    4
    Among the Haida, masks were used mostly by members of the secret societies.
    See www.civilization.ca
  • Itsukushima Shrine
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.56
    210
    11
    Itsukushima's Shinto priest wears golden mask topped with dragon during the Shinto ritual dance.
  • Hahoe and Yangdong
    Hahoe and Yangdong
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 2010
    2.83
    108
    7
    Hahoe Byeolsingut Tallori (Masked-dance Drama of Hahoe Village, Important Intangible Cultural Property No. 69)- Nomination File
  • Göbekli Tepe
    Inscribed: 2018
    3.77
    68
    6
    Eine Maske mit menschlichen Zügen wurde als Teil eines Totempfahls interpretiert, wie er auch in Nevali Cori gefunden wurde. (wiki de)
  • Cliff of Bandiagara
    Inscribed: 1989
    3.46
    31
    2
    The Dogon have complex religious rituals that involve animal masks.
  • Chinchorro Culture
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.47
    25
    3
    The faces of the mummies received artificial treatment, like mud or clay masks. (Chinchorro Culture Nomination Text, p. 111-113)
  • Ancient Thebes
    Inscribed: 1979
    4.38
    257
    11
    Burial mask of Tutankhamun's mummy