A 1,000-year-old mask discovered on the head of an ancient skeleton was painted using human blood, according to a new study. Archaeologists with the Sicán Archaeological Project unearthed the gold ...

The mask was found atop the detached skull of a man who appears to have been an elite leader. Journal of Proteome Research A gold mask made around 1000 C.E. by people from the Sicán culture living ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A painted blackface mask. The mask is ...

Seventy-five years after the artist’s death, the grotesque masquerades he painted aren’t so far from the manipulated faces of the present day. By Nina Siegal Reporting from Antwerp, Belgium In our age ...