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{{short description|Any full or partial face covering, whether ceremonial, protective, decorative, or used as disguise}}
{{for|other uses, like protection against [[tuberculosis]] and viruses}}
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[[File:Ravensburg Fasnet Papierkrattler 2005.jpg|thumb|''Papierkrattler'' masks at the Narrensprung 2005 Carnival parade, [[Ravensburg]], Germany]]

A '''mask''' is an object normally worn on the [[face]], typically for [[protection]], [[disguise]], [[performance]], or [[entertainment]], and often employed for [[ritual]]s and rites. Masks have been used since antiquity for both [[ceremony|ceremonial]] and [[pragmatism|practical]] purposes, as well as in the [[performing arts]] and for entertainment. They are usually worn on the face, although they may also be positioned for effect elsewhere on the wearer's body.

In [[art history]], especially [[sculpture]], "mask" is the term for a face without a body that is not modelled in the round (which would make it a "head"), but for example appears in low [[relief]].