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A **mask** is an object normally worn on the [|face], typically for protection, [|disguise], [|performance] or [|entertainment]. Masks have been used since antiquity for both [|ceremonial] and [|practical] purposes. They are usually worn on the face, although they may also be positioned for effect elsewhere on the wearer's body, so in parts of [|Australia] giant [|totem] masks cover the body, whilst Inuit women use finger masks during storytelling and dancing.

The use of masks in [|rituals] or [|ceremonies] is a very ancient human practice across the world,although masks can also be worn for protection, in hunting, in sports, in feasts or in wars – or simply used as ornamentation. Some ceremonial or decorative masks were not designed to be worn. Although the religious use of masks has waned, masks are used sometimes in drama therapy or psychotherapy.

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