'The three most commonly used masks. Nothing to hide here.' James Sutton'An old shed masked with graffiti art, the colours popping against the snow.' Sue Mustin'My dad wearing a mask of sellotape, transforming him into a crazed maniac.' Photograph: Anna Lewis
'Seven-year-old Ossian creates a natural mask with a deer skull he found on the Isle of Jura.' Photograph: Calum Beaton'Mexican wrestling masks on sale in San Francisco.' Photograph: Amit Bali'Mundari men in South Sudan. The markings on the face are burnt cattle dung, which the Mundari use to ward off mosquitoes, and subsequently malaria. The ritual scarring signifies the passage into adulthood.' Photograph: Elena Rice'At a Hindu festival in Kochi, the performers took a brief rest from the midday heat – just long enough for me to take this photo.' Photograph: Claire Wilson
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