mask
Let an agent explain masks and their kinds and functions, relay cultural, theatrical, protective and historical masks from anthropological, theatrical and safety sources with respect for source cultures, describe regulation, and distinguish masks from helmets, veils, respirators and digital face filters.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain masks and their kinds and functions, relay cultural, theatrical, protective and historical masks from anthropological, theatrical and safety sources with respect for source cultures, describe regulation, and distinguish masks from helmets, veils, respirators and digital face filters.
An object worn over the face or head to disguise, protect, entertain or perform ritual, including theatrical and carnival masks such as the Venetian long-nose plague doctor mask and the Alpine Schemen, ritual and ancestral masks of many cultures, protective masks for medical, industrial and sporting use, historical punishment masks such as the scold s bridle, and modern digital or novelty masks; masks are studied in anthropology, theatre and art history and regulated in health and public order contexts.
What it is for: Disguise, protection, performance and ritual.
It can be explain kinds and functions; relay cultural and historical masks; describe protective masks and regulation; distinguish related objects.
Distinguishing features
Face covering
Multiple functions
Cross-cultural
Regulated in some uses
What it looks like
A covering shaped to the face or head, from carved wood to moulded plastic.
Physical character
oldest known masks: about 9000 years age - Judean Desert
Venetian carnival masks: from the 13th century period
surgical mask standard: EN 14683 and ASTM F2100 note
How it is recognised
Face or head covering for disguise, protection or ritual
Theatrical, carnival and ritual masks, long-nose masks, protective masks, punishment masks, novelty masks
Helmets protect the skull; veils are cloth; respirators are filtering devices; face filters are digital
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
is used in - and theatre
is contrasted with - a filtering device
In practice
Families and kinds
ritual and ancestral masks of Africa, Oceania, the Americas and Asia
theatrical masks from Greek theatre to Noh and commedia dell arte
carnival masks such as the Venetian long-nose mask and Alpine masks
protective masks for medicine, industry, sport and pollution
historical punishment masks such as the scold s bridle
novelty and digital masks
Standards and regulation
Medical and protective mask standards such as EN 14683, ASTM F2100 and EN 149
Laws on face covering in public, which vary and are contested
Cultural property rules for ritual masks
Failure modes and hazards
Disrespect toward sacred masks
Confusing protective mask grades
Partisan framing of face covering laws
Also called
+26
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.mask-artifact
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What a mask is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition and kinds.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a mask, and how do ritual, theatrical, carnival, protective, punishment and novelty masks differ from helmets, veils and respirators? definition
- Is the question about masks in general, a cultural mask, a protective mask or a legal matter? boundary
Functions
Functions.
Functions
Functions.
- What functions do masks serve in disguise, transformation, protection and performance, as scholars describe? definition
- Which entry fits the specific kind? action
Cultures Cultural and theatrical masks.
Attribution.
Ritual
Ritual masks.
Ritual
Ritual.
- How are masks used in African, Oceanic, American and Asian rituals, as source communities and anthropologists describe? provenance
- Is the presentation respectful and attributed? boundary
Theatre
Theatre and carnival.
Theatre
Theatre.
- How are masks used in Greek theatre, Noh, commedia dell arte and carnivals such as Venice and the Alps? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Protect Protective masks.
Regulation.
Medical
Medical and respiratory.
Medical
Medical.
- How do surgical masks and respirators differ, and what standards and evidence apply? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Law
Law and policy.
Law
Law.
- What laws address face coverings in public and pandemic mask policies, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Context History and culture.
Context.
History
History.
History
History.
- How have masks been used historically, including punishment masks such as the scold s bridle, as historians describe? provenance
- Which entry fits scold s bridle? action
Art
Art and collecting.
Art
Art.
- How are masks studied and collected in art history, and what repatriation questions arise? provenance
- Which entry fits mask in art? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should ritual mask, theatrical mask and surgical mask be separate primary entries?
- How should anthropological and safety sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming specific masks and a punishment device; should they be split off?