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From Palaeothic times to the present, people have used masks to add power and mystery to religious rituals, warfare and entertainment. This companion volume to the 1999-2000 exhibtion at The Saint Louis Museum of Art provides a cultural history of these artefacts.

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Masks have been made and used throughout human history and across the globe. Presenting the mask as a sort of 'virtual reality' through which the wearer can experience other lives and worlds, the book draws in examples as diverse as a 1st century cavalry sport helmet, a Mayan funerary mask and contemporary, high tech, bullet proof face shields. This stunning book is illustrated with 200 colourplates - 139 of which are gloriously detailed and vivid close ups of masks. While the text is informative and illuminating, the lion's share of the book goes to the masks themselves A broad ranging and well-designed book for the coffee table and for armchair anthropologists. (Kirkus UK)

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