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What are Japanese Noh masks made out of?


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: The masks are made out of materials such as clay, dry lacquer, cloth, paper, and wood, usually of hinoki, a type of cypress wood found in Japan.
There are few small pics. illustrating masks made from different materials: e.g. Powdered shell
paint on cypress at http://gallery.nohmask.net/