However, the U.S. is not known for the Panel of Fayoum mummies, or parts of a temple believed to belong to Queen Hatshepsut.

Only a handful of Wabanaki artists in recent years have mastered hand-carving wooden masks, but now eight emerging Mi'kmaw artists from Elsipogtog First Nation in New Brunswick are following in ...

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A wood and leather shield dating to around ... MORE ASTONISHING ARTIFACTS —Mask of Xiuhtecuhtli: A 600-year-old mask of the Aztec fire god taken as treasure by conquistadors —Book of Kells ...

Each region and parade has unique origins, rituals, names, essences, costumes, masks and music. The Huehues in this region are distinguished by colourful costumes and handmade wooden masks created ...

Williams’ statement came at the outset of a 25-day confrontation between the Marines and Germans at Belleau Wood. In spite of ... down by shrapnel and his gas mask destroyed.

Illegal loggers use timber credits to launder the wood illegally taken from Indigenous territories and other protected areas. Image courtesy of Marizilda Cruppe/Greenpeace. To understand the most ...

During the Aztec empire, pulque was considered a sacred ... For beautiful ceremonial Mayan masks made of wood and obsidian, head to stand 104, where you’ll often see the craftspeople at work.

Mosaic mask of turquoise and lignite covers a human skull and represents an Aztec god, Tezcatlipoca ... a mythical water creature. Made of wood and leather, it could not stand up to iron and ...

The wooden masks from the area of eastern Switzerland known as “Sarganserland” are at once comical and frightening, with their bulging eyes and evil grins. The collection includes priceless ...