Interestingly, pre-Hispanic Filipinos had slight similarities to Mask will serve as a protection of the dead person’s soul particularly againstĮvil entities. People of the Philippines believed that by putting masks on the face of theirĭead will serve as an amulet that drives away the evil spirits.Īn amulet then why does it have to be in the form of a face mask? Amulets doĪctually come in different forms of accessories such as bracelets, necklaces,Īnd etc… Again, no one can tell about why. The use of a death mask is a lot more acceptable than the one above.

In trying to take hold of the dead body? Well, nobody knows. The face? Does this mean that the face is the only doorway for the evil spirit Maybe we can imagine the revived dead as a zombie. The dead in the past can come back to life when an evil spirit can gain control The reason is to protect the dead body from any evil Only started during the arrival of the Spaniards.Ĭolonized the country where a lot of the ancient Philippine cultures were lost.Īn effort to derive their best theories about the use of the death masks.Ībout death masks is that the ancient people of the Philippines use it to cover Is quite strange that the earliest historical records of the Philippines available Real purpose of a death mask in the ancient Philippine culture. The answer to this question because there is no documentation that can prove the One among the evidences that got discovered are the death masks artifacts which we are going to discuss on this post. Before the Japanese Imperial Army brought their war loots in the Philippines or even before the Spaniards came to colonize the country, you might be surprised to know that Philippines in the ancient times had plenty of gold resources.

Gold death mask AND Griggs AND mummy