Since the time before time, all along the shores of the Pacific, from the frozen north to the burning south, in the cradle between Asia and America, human have made Masks.....
Masks: Faces of the Pacific CD-ROM takes you behind the visible to explore the richy layered world of masks in five Pacific Rim cultures.
Discover the masks of the Pacific Northwest's First Nations; the Yupik people of Western Alaska; Japan's Noh theater; the dance drama of Bali; and New Guinea's remote Sepik and New Ireland cultures.
Authors journeyed around the Pacific Rim to meet with carvers, dancers, and story tellers from these cultures to understand what masks mean to the people who create and use them.