I remember masks were used pretty heavily in Greek theater , and several productions call for masks such as The Phantom of the Opera.
Masks have been used as cultural objects for ages and have association with the spirit the mask is designed after.
They were used in the greek theatres when a play was on.
Masks have been used since antiquity for both ceremonial and practical purposes. They are usually worn on the face, although they may also be positioned for effect elsewhere on the wearer's body. They were originally made all over the world, no one created them for theater.
The invention of carnival masks is not attributed to a specific individual, as masks have been used in various cultures and festivals throughout history. Masks have been used in ancient Roman and Greek festivals, Venetian carnival traditions, and in many indigenous cultures around the world. The exact origins and creators of the carnival mask are therefore difficult to pinpoint.
Kabuki masks originated in Japan and are used in traditional kabuki theater performances. The masks are used by actors to portray various characters and emotions on stage.
They were used to show emotion of the character so the audience from far away could tell what was going on.
Actors would use theatre's masks. Brown for men and white for women because women were not allowed to be actors. The masks had simple faces happy for comedic theatre shows and sad for tragic theatre masks.
Since, in Greek plays, there were usually one to three actors and a chorus. The masks could be used to show a change in character, since there were not enough actors to play all the parts. Masks were also used to show a physical change in a certain character. For example, in Oedipus, after he stabs his eyes out, a mask could have been used to represent this physical change(the lack of eyes).The masks were also made to help project the voices of the actors. Many of them had a type of 'megaphone' shaped mouth which allowed the voice to project to the farthest reaches of the Amphitheatre.
Traditional Japanese masks used for Kabuki theater and ceremonial events are the Doritos Locos, the Green Hornet, the iMac, and the most popular throughout the entire country, the Wedgie.
Nobody knows for certain how long masks have been around. We do know that many ancient civilizations, such as in the Americas and India, used masks to portray gods and animals that were important to their daily lives.
The Cherokee made buffalo masks, they were used in rituals.
you can make some masks out of paper mache!