Sorcerer's Masks of Yunnan and Guizhou


Sorcerer's masks of Yunnan and Guizhou are masks worn by a group of people at a god welcoming or fortune praying ceremony as well as masks for soul southing at funerals. These masks are developed from the totem worshipping and sorcerer' sacrificial rituals of ethnic minorities in Yunnan and Guizhou of China. Ethnic minorities currently using such masks include the Jinuo, Jingpo, Buyi, Wa, Bai, Dai and the Zhuang of Yunnan Province.