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[post_page_title]A piece of history[/post_page_title]

This miniature mask found from New Zealand is equally creepy and beautiful. Given its extremely wide mouth design, it’s obvious that it was designed for a very specific purpose. Turns out this is a yawning dance mask used by a certain tribe, the Balinese.

A piece of history

It is designed to be a miniature version of the actual masks used during their traditional dance performances. Apparently, these masks are considered sacred since they represent divine messengers. performances.” Traditional Balinese masks are considered sacred, and represent divine messengers.

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