My costume for the ball...

To celebrate the release of the new Harry Potter movie, I am coming as one of my favorite characters, Mad Eye Moody. I think its really me!

Venetian masks

A Venetian "stick" mask which would be held in the hand One of the many mask shops in Venice

feather masks

various simple masks

specially for Koschkey?

blank masks

You might like to use one of these to decorate as you choose

Wintra and Summra Prepare for Masque Ball

Summra and Wintra, the Conjoined Twins from Duwamish, are ready to go to Baba's Masqued Ball

Masques and masks

"MASQUE" courtly form of dramatic spectacle, popular in England in the first half of the 17th cent. The masque developed from the early 16th-century disguising, or mummery, in which disguised guests bearing presents would break into a festival and then join with their hosts in a ceremonial dance. As the form evolved, the important elements retained were the use of the mask and the mingling of actors and spectators. Reaching its height in the early 17th cent., the masque became a magnificent and colorful spectacle, presented in public theaters and, with more splendor, in the royal courts. The actors personified pastoral and mythological figures, with great emphasis placed on music and dance. The foremost writer of the masque was Ben Jonson. However, it was his collaborator Inigo Jones, the theatrical architect, famous for his elaborate costume designs, settings, and scenic effects, who gave the masque its greatest popularity. Some of their more successful masques include The Masque of Blackness (1605) and Pleasure Reconciled to Virtue (1618). from www.bartleby.com - the Colombia Encyclopaedia Pandora is hoping to have some very special masks delivered in time for Baba's Bal Masqué. Please put a picture of your mask and your costume into Pandora's Costume Box of Performances, together with anything you might wish to perform

exotic and tribal masks