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A photo taken on February 22, 2024 shows Nuo masks made in Tongren, Guizhou Province. /IC
A photo taken on February 22, 2024 shows Nuo masks made in Tongren, Guizhou Province. /IC
A photo taken on February 22, 2024 shows a woman making Nuo masks in Tongren, Guizhou Province. /IC
A photo taken on February 22, 2024 shows tools used to make Nuo masks in Tongren, Guizhou Province. /IC
In Tongren, Guizhou Province, Nuo opera – a unique ancestral ritual of the Tujia ethnic group – has a long and rich history.
Nuo masks serve as an important component of this ritual, involving an intricate process completed by hand. From material selection, shaping, carving, polishing to the final coloring and lacquering, it involves six main stages and over 20 meticulous procedures. Each step requires craftsmen to dedicate their efforts to create vividly expressive and lifelike Nuo masks.