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Festive Cultural Masks and Costumes

Vivid masks and costumes from cultural festivals, emphasizing traditional artistry and performance, rich in color and intricate designs from various regions.

Vintage Photograph. Balinese barong dance: a vibrant cultural tradition in stunning detail.

The make-up of the Kathakali character Krishna is being applied, Perattil, Kerala, India, Asia

Buddhist Mani-Rimdu festival at Tengboche Monastery, attended by Sherpas

TORRE HOR KANTHARARASDR-DET FIGURA(KINARA)PARECE SUJETA EL PESO - ATLANTES CON FIGURA DE DEMONIOS SOSTIENEN UN CHEDI DORADO. Location: GRAN PALACIO REAL. BANGKOK. TAILANDIA.

Japan, Inuyama, Culture Museum, karakuri doll, festival,

Japan, Kumano Hongu Taisha, annual festival, people,

Traditional masked man, Yaka tribe, Mbandane, Congo, Africa

An Indian mask

Alaska totem pole carving art sculture store in tourist travel Alaska cruise panoramic banner background. Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway stores and shops

Back view of a Yamabushi wearing his traditional animal hide and amulets, the color of the pompoms denote his sacral rank, Shogoin Temple near Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Ball Player In Mayan Reenactment At Xcaret. Mexico

A festival to celebrate the grape harvest in the streets of Montmartre, Paris, France

Witch Doctor Tari Highlands PNG

Albrecht of Hapsburg, died 1239, Court Church, Innsbruck, Austria.

ravan statue, mysore, karnataka, india Copyright: xJagdishxAgarwal/DinodiaxPhotox

Brazil, Salvador Da Bahia, Red Statue Of Jesus Christ Used In Umbanda Ceremonies Adorned With Pearl Necklaces And Gold Jewellery . A Yoruba Christian Cult

Figure in the Buddhist Arhat Temple or Luohan Temple or Chongqing Luohan Si Temple, Chongqing, China, Asia

sculpture Goddess Durga Pooja puja procession Homage To The Mother Goddess during the nine days of Navaratri Festival, calcutta, west bengal, india Copyright: xSunilxKapadia/DinodiaxPhotox

Colorful statue at the Buddhist Pohyon-temple, Mount Myohyang-san, North Korea

Traditional Swabian-Alemannic carnival characters with "Guller" figure, Rottweil Carnival, Rottweil, Black Forest, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Carving Detail Of Haida Monumental Totem Pole Raised At Haida Heritage Centre, Skidegate, Haida Gwaii, B.C. Canada

Krampuslauf during advent in Munich, an old alpine tradition taking place during Christmas in Bavaria, Austria and South Tyrol.

Rangda, queen of witches. Bali, Indonesia.

der Mond der Mond Copyright: xZoonar.com/HansxPflegerx 212087

A tiliche figure (a character full of party, color, hubbub, dance and identity) during the Guelaguetza festival displayed in a street of Barrio de Jalatlaco, in Oaxaca City, Mexico.

Krampuslauf or Perchtenlauf during advent in Munich, an old tradition taking place during Christmas time in the alps of Bavaria, Austria and South Tyrol. The Munich Krampuslauf is a huge event and attraction

China, Hebei Province, Shanhaiguan. Statues depicting venerable warriors line a stretch of the Great Wall near the First Pass Under Heaven gatehouse

Turkish soldier, Sicilian puppets (UNESCO Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, 2001), Etna, Sicily, Italy.

Sadhu performing yoga and meditation with face and body painted with ashes; Varanasi, India

Krampuslauf or Perchtenlauf during advent in Munich, an old tradition taking place during Christmas in the Bavarian Alps, Austria and South Tyrol, Germany. (Editorial Use Only)

Traditional maori carving, Rotorua, New Zealand

Hindu saint naga baba Shivdasgiri in Varanasi on Ganga river, Uttar Pradesh, India MR 707A Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Portrait of a Shiva sadhu from Avahan Akhara, within a group of fellow sadhus, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

South Indian kathakali dancer Kerala India MR 761C Copyright: xKrishnadasxMenon/DinodiaxPhotox

Mundo Aborigen near Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Spain, Europe

Idol of Hanuman monkey god at Panchvati, Nasik, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

reliquary altarpiece with soldiers of the Theban Legion and eleven thousand virgins from the retinue of Saint Úrsula, Relics of Martioda, chapel of the Augustin Zulueta Palace, Alava Fine Arts Museum, Vitoria, Spain.

Nov 30, 2018 Tokyo, Japan - Asakusa Sensoji temple wooden red angry face god guardian statue at main entrance gate. Most of Japanese shrine or temple has this kind of guardian statue

Sadhu pracitising yoga, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Phuoc Long Buddhist pagoda. Ong dia or the spirit of the earth masks for lion Dance on Lunar New Year. Tan Chau. Vietnam.

Mudman celebrating at the traditional Sing Sing gathering in the highlands, Paya, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Ancient Japanese Rokudo Gusoku armor with box - 17th century ancient Japanese Rokudo Gusoku armor with box - 17th century

LAO - LE RYTHME DES EAUXAu Nord du Laos, enclavée dans les montagnes, la paisible cité de Luang Prabang prospère depuis des siècles au sein de la péninsule formée par la confluence du fleuve Mékong et de la rivière Nam Khan. Avant dêtre devancée par Vientiane, elle fut la capitale du puissant Royaume de Lane Xang (Royaume du Million dEléphants). Son architecture coloniale et ses majestueux temples lui valent dêtre inscrite au patrimoine mondiale de lUNESCO depuis 1995.La légende raconte que Bouddha y serait venu au cours de lun de ses voyages et quil a souri. Aujourdhui, la ville est un haut lieu bouddhique de lAsie du Sud-Est. Les jeunes y viennent des campagnes alentours pour faire une retraite monastique et ainsi recevoir une éducation gratuite.A loccasion de Pi Mai, la Fête de l'Eau, Luang Prabang se réveille. Correspondant au Nouvel An lao et bouddhique, on fête le retour de la saison des pluies et la renaissance de la nature. Durant les plusieurs jours de festivités,

Mexican toys depicting the dead (catrina)

Day of the Dead costume parade, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Africa, Gabon, Estuaire Region, Libreville Capital, Bwiti Ceremonies, During The Second Half Of The Ceremony, Bwitist Initiates Have Dressed And Put Make Up On To Honor Spirits Who They Can Now Dance And Sing With

Krampus, a traditional Austrian figure bound to the tradition of St. Nicholas, he is the evil counterpart responsible for punishing and frightening the wicked children while St. Nicholas rewards the honest children, Reichenau at Mt. Rax, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

St. Leodegar Carnival Mass in the courtyard, Lucerne, with the Guuggenmusig Waesmali-Chatze Lozaern, Canton Lucerne, Switzerland Europe

Parade participant dressed as a lucky god costume, Tai Kok Tsui Temple Fair, Hong Kong, China

Local man acting as an Inca warrior at Calle Hatun Rumiyok, Cuzco, Cusco, Peru, South America

Beduin woman with traditional mask, Wahiba Sands (Wahiba desert), Oman, Asia

Sinha Vahini sculpture made of clay for Durga Pooja Celebration, Rajkot, Gujarat, India Copyright: xMadhusudanxManek/DinodiaxPhotox

Detailed view of Percht costume at the Krampus run in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Ogoh-Ogoh figures for the Ngrupuk parade, before the Nyepi or Balinese New Year celebration, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Kathakali dancer getting ready for the performance.

Maya Indian figure Yucatan Mexico

Watercolor style drawing of a tribal mask against white background

Wari mummi Wari culture 500AC-1000AC Perú.

Koodiyattam Kodiyattom is the sanscrit theatre of kerala, which is belived to have originated two millennia ago. Kerala Kalamandalam in Cheruthuruthy or Vallathol Nagar, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, The Bay St Louis Mardi Gras Museum in the historic L&N Train Depot.

Japan: Detail of one of the twelve guardians (junishinshu) of Muro-ji Temple, Nara. Ken Domon (1909 - 1990), 1943

Sarawak Cultural Village is located in the north of Kuching on the Santubong peninsula. It showcases the various ethnic groups carrying out traditional activities in their respective traditional houses

Swabian-Alemannic carnival, celebrated in South Germany, Switzerland and West Austria before Lent, Leutkirch, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

1950s AMERICAN INDIAN LAGUNA PUEBLO HOOP DANCER AT POW WOW IN ARIZONA USA

Spain, Canary Islands, La Palma Island, Santa Cruz de la Palma, Centro de Interpretacion Bajada de la Virgen, Bajada Festival Museum with Enanos Dancing Dwarf statue.

A close-up of an ancient wooden mask with beads against fire flames.

Mexico. The fiesta of the Reyes Magos or Magic Kings

Mask dancer, arunachal pradesh, India Copyright: xTxSatyan/DinodiaxPhotox

Small human effigy figure , Effigies, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Typical artisan mask for traditional masquerade celebration, Iberian Museum of Masks and Costume, Braganza (Bragança),Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal.

reliquary altarpiece with soldiers of the Theban Legion and eleven thousand virgins from the retinue of Saint Úrsula, Relics of Martioda, chapel of the Augustin Zulueta Palace, Alava Fine Arts Museum, Vitoria, Spain

A water bearer in the medina (old town) of the city of Fez (or Fes) in Morocco.

Krampuslauf or Perchtenlauf during advent in Munich, an old tradition taking place during Christmas time in the alps of Bavaria, Austria and South Tyrol. The Munich Krampuslauf is a huge event and attraction

Mama Negra traditional festival in Latacunga, Ecuador, South America

Indian man profession Jain Devotee with mouth covered MR 693P Copyright: xNxSharma/DinodiaxPhotox

Typical manual mask for a traditional mask festival typical manual mask for a traditional mask festival copyright: xzoonar.com/bartomeuxbalaguerxrotgerx 22630261

Knight in mediaeval medieval costume, knight festival Kaltenberger Ritterspiele, Kaltenberg, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

King's attendant second half 18th century Italian, Naples In 1964, Loretta Hines Howard generously presented to the Museum over 140 Neapolitan crèche figures, dating from the second half of the eighteenth century. The varied assortment includes figures from the three traditional scenes of a complete Neapolitan presepio: the Nativity, with angels, shepherds, and sheep; the procession of the three Magi, with their colorful retinue of attendants; and the varied and gay crowd of country and town people thronging the tavern, or inn, of Bethlehem the diversorium mentioned by St. Luke, where on the Holy Night there was no place for Mary and Joseph. Averaging between twelve and fifteen inches in height, according to the position they were to take in perspective in the stage set, the figures are pliable and can be given poses at will, according to their facial expressions. Their bodies are made of tow and wire, their arms and legs are finely carved of wood, and their heads and shoulders are m

Watercolor style drawing of a tribal mask against white background

Wooden figure from Maori tradition to deter enemy

The make-up of the Kathakali character Nakrathundi is being applied, Varkala, Kerala, India, Asia

A mask hanging on a tree, at the Wat Rong Khun temple or The White Wat, a Buddhist-Hindu temple, Chiang Rai, Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Asia

The make-up of the Kathakali character Nakrathundi is being applied, Varkala, Kerala, India, Asia

Krampus with the Lichtenwoerther Klachlteufel at the Advent Market, Hernstein, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Asia, Japan. White Heron Dance

NIÑO JESUS LLAMADO EL LLORON. Location: CONVENTO DE SAN JOSE. Toledo. SPANIEN.

Huge statue of farmer with sickle in one hand and crop in other at Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Aids awareness, kamathipura, bombay mumbai, maharashtra, india Copyright: xRavixShekhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Nepal, Mustang, traditional thangka festival

Nass valley, Nisgaa Chief of wolf clan, British Columbia, Canada

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Hopi carved mud men clown kachina with grass headdress

Myanmar, Yangon, Mythological demon statue at Shwedagon Pagoda.

Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico. A folk art skeleton wearing a top hat. (Editorial Use Only)

Horror figure in window on ghost train at the Wiesn, Oktoberfest, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

South Indian kathakali dancer applying makeup looking in mirror Kerala India MR 761C Copyright: xKrishnadasxMenon/DinodiaxPhotox

Italy, Sardinia, Mamoiada. Man dressed in a traditional Mamuthone costume, taking part in a pagan celebration.

The billionaire with the monkeys patron of the Temple Lop Buri

ARTE PRECOLOMBINO. PREINCAICO. CULTURA NAZCA (200-900 d. C.). CEMENTERIO DE CHAUCHILLA. Necrópolis en la que se exhibe permanentemente una colección de restos humanos, compuesta en su mayoría por esqueletos blanquísimos, desecados por la acción del sol. PERU.

Beijing, China Dongyuemiao ("temple of the peak of the east") , 1912 - China - Stéphane Passet (French - Pékin , Chine Dongyuemiao ( « temple du Pic de l' Est » )). Statue, Taoism, temple, exists in high definition, sculpture, religious architecture, Religion , HD , Art , Habitat , Architecture, China, Beijing, temple of the Buddha earth of fertility

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