Masked Bhutanese dancers, Bhutan

Actor and mask from the Ramlilla, the stage play of the Hindu Epic the Ramayana, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India

Actor and mask from the Ramlilla, the stage play of the Hindu Epic the Ramayana, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India

Portrait of a young actor from the Ramlilla, the stage play of the great Hindu Epic the Ramayana, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India

Portrait of a young actor in jewels and make-up from the Ramlilla, the stage play of the great Hindu Epic, the Ramayana, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India

Group portrait of masked actors in the Ramlilla, the stage play of the Hindu Epic the Ramayana, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India

Feather headdress and elaborate costume in Mardi Gras parade, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Fragments of wall painting with garland, embroidered pattern and theatrical mask, Archaeological Area of Solunto, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Fiesta del Gran Poder, Plaza San Francisco, in background San Francisco church, La Paz, Bolivia

Fiesta del Gran Poder, Plaza San Francisco, La Paz, Bolivia

Fiesta del Gran Poder, Plaza San Francisco, in background San Francisco church, La Paz, Bolivia

Fiesta del Gran Poder, Plaza San Francisco, in background San Francisco church, La Paz, Bolivia