These bright works of art frequently depict legendary creatures such as dragons ... or personal adventures. The traditional Japanese Hannya mask tattoo depicts a woman converted into a demon as a ...

anthropologist Dorothy Jean Ray wrote in her 1967 book "Eskimo Masks: Art and Ceremony," with some as small as 6 inches (15 centimeters) and others up to 4 feet (1.2 meters) long. These masks were ...