princess and the sparrow

while doing a research on masks and identity for an upcoming project I came across an amazing controversy:

* Mask is a covering worn on face to conceal one's identity. (as in thefreedictionary.com)

* In ancient Rome the word persona meant 'a mask'; it also referred to an individual who had full Roman Citizenship. (according to Subhash Kak)


photo by Susan Meiselas. Indian dance mask.