Masks of the World

AFP Published January 7, 2013
A visitor takes pictures of a wooden mask at the Masks of the World exhibition at the National Museum in Kuala Lumpur. ? AFP Photo
A visitor takes pictures of a wooden mask at the Masks of the World exhibition at the National Museum in Kuala Lumpur. ? AFP Photo
Visitors look at various wooden masks on display for the Masks of the World exhibition at the National Museum in Kuala Lumpur on January 5, 2013. ? AFP Photo
Visitors look at various wooden masks on display for the Masks of the World exhibition at the National Museum in Kuala Lumpur on January 5, 2013. ? AFP Photo
A wooden ritual mask from Indonesia is displayed at the Masks of the World exhibition at the National Museum in Kuala Lumpur. ? AFP Photo
A wooden ritual mask from Indonesia is displayed at the Masks of the World exhibition at the National Museum in Kuala Lumpur. ? AFP Photo
A visitor walks past various wooden masks Javanese and Balinese culture in Indonesia displayed during the Masks of the World exhibition at the National Museum in Kuala Lumpur on January 5, 2013. ? AFP Photo
A visitor walks past various wooden masks Javanese and Balinese culture in Indonesia displayed during the Masks of the World exhibition at the National Museum in Kuala Lumpur on January 5, 2013. ? AFP Photo
Various wooden masks from Javanese and Balinese culture in Indonesia are displayed during the Masks of the World exhibition at the National Museum in Kuala Lumpur. ? AFP Photo
Various wooden masks from Javanese and Balinese culture in Indonesia are displayed during the Masks of the World exhibition at the National Museum in Kuala Lumpur. ? AFP Photo

This gallery comprises images from the Masks of the World exhibition at the National Museum in Kuala Lumpur.

The exhibition, running from December to mid-March, showcases some of the finest collections of ceremonial masks from all over the world. — Photos and  Text by AFP

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