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Torres Strait masks to be introduced in Vietnam for first time

An exhibition on Torres Strait masks will be introduced in Vietnam for the first time by the Australian Embassy in Vietnam together with the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology.
Torres Strait masks to be introduced in Vietnam for first time ảnh 1An exhibition on Torres Strait masks will be introduced in Vietnam for the first time by the Australian Embassy to Vietnam. (Photo: Australian Embassy)

Hanoi (VNA) – An exhibition on TorresStrait masks will be introduced in Vietnam for the first time by the Australian Embassy to Vietnam together with the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology.

The two-month-long exhibition at Hanoi’s Vietnam Museum of Ethnology is part of activities celebratingthe 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Representatives from the Embassy, the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, theVietnam Museum of Ethnology and other cultural institutions will attend theopening ceremony which will take place on May 18, according to the AustralianEmbassy.

Torres Strait masks to be introduced in Vietnam for first time ảnh 2One kind of Torres Strait masks
(Photo: nma.gov.au)

Torres Strait is a network of islands located between Northern Australia andPapua New Guinea.  The people of thisarea maintain vibrant artistic, spiritual and cultural traditions.

The making and wearing of beautifullydecorated masks is one of the region’s most distinctive traditions. Whilerooted in ancient protocols and spirituality, masks and mask making today arecelebrated as expressions of artistic and cultural revival.-VNA
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