Mardi Gras masks are more than just festive accessories—they carry a rich history and cultural significance. Every detail, Mardi Gras color and design tells a story, and the artists who craft ...

From KISS to Ghost, there’s been a long history of ambiguous imagery in music. No band has used masks quite like Sleep Token, though. Looking further back to the relationship between face ...

Five years after Donald Trump declared a national COVID emergency, here's what the research says about face masks.

At first glace this pottery mask looks like a piece of sculpture but the holes at the side imply it was actually worn over the face, perhaps attached to a wig or hood. It was found at the Roman ...

Olmec masks have been intriguing historians for a ... Here we are again: every culture this week - and indeed most cultures in this history - see themselves quite naturally as the centre of ...

Legislators have proposed a controversial new bill that would make it a crime to harass others while wearing a mask. It’s not the first time. In New York, mask bans have existed for nearly two ...

This mask would have been worn by a priest during funeral rituals. Comments are closed for this object What's this? Most of the content on A History of the World is created by the contributors ...

Death masks of criminals were made across the Western ... Most of the content on A History of the World is created by the contributors, who are the museums and members of the public.

Fewer people wear face masks than during the Covid-19 pandemic, but they’re still great personal protective equipment to keep at home. They can help prevent illness and protect the people ...