Photographer Chris Rainier made his name with the 1997 Where Masks Still Dance, documenting the rituals of the indigenous peoples of New Guinea. With his latest book, Mask, he's widened his focus, capturing ceremonial masks in ritual use around the world:
Buddhist Mask, Paro, Bhutan © Chris Rainier
Hamatsa Raven Mask, Alert Bay Canada © Chris Rainier
Black Buffalo Mask, Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, New Mexico © Chris Rainier
Haymen, (schab) Masks, Tauplitz, Austria © Chris Rainier
Naga Raksha Mask Central Sri Lanka © Chris Rainier
Bull Mask, Bwa region, Burkina Faso, West Africa © Chris Rainier
Shaman performing, Northern Mongolia © Chris Rainier
Tlingit Raven Mask, Alaska © Chris Rainier
Theyyam Performance, Kerala, India © Chris Rainier
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