Masks appear all over the world and always indicate some attempt at creating or recreating an alternate identity, usually that of a god or spirit. Having said this, the use of masks still manages to vary wildly. Masks are used by Native American tribes in ceremonies that are both spiritual (as in the case of the raven masks of the Pacific Northwest) and vulgar (as in the case of the Cherokee Booger mask used to play games of scare). While In Japan masks are used extensively in theater and in Indonesia masks are even placed on puppets to create a simulacrum of a simulacrum
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