{"id":4490,"date":"2016-09-20T14:03:46","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T14:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/?p=4490"},"modified":"2016-09-20T14:05:13","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T14:05:13","slug":"storing-masks-can-be-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/storing-masks-can-be-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Storing masks can be fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gmail_quote\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#f7f9fc\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#eeeeee\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 5px !important;\" bgcolor=\"white\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/aaaMystrySolvd-1027-a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4492\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/aaaMystrySolvd-1027-a-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"aaaMystrySolvd-1027-a\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/aaaMystrySolvd-1027-a-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/aaaMystrySolvd-1027-a-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/aaaMystrySolvd-1027-a-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/aaaMystrySolvd-1027-a-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Q:<\/strong>\u00a0 I just have a quick question about mask storage. I have a small collection of African and Indonesian masks and was wondering about the best way to store them for long term preservation. Do you have any suggestions? Hang them? Put them in boxes? I&#8217;d appreciate your feedback.\u00a0 Annabelle, 1027<\/p>\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong>\u00a0 My choice would be to hang them on the wall, especially if the air in your home is fairly well regulated. This way they are easy to inspect and occasionally dust. Best of all, you&#8217;ll love the way lots of masks hanging close together can have a decorative effect. Here&#8217;s what I did with part of my Mexican mask collection a few years ago.<a href=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/aaaMystrySolvd-1027-b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4493\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/aaaMystrySolvd-1027-b-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"aaaMystrySolvd-1027-b\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/aaaMystrySolvd-1027-b-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/aaaMystrySolvd-1027-b-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/aaaMystrySolvd-1027-b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/aaaMystrySolvd-1027-b-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#f7f9fc\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#eeeeee\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 5px !important;\" bgcolor=\"white\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 63px; left: 48px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q:\u00a0 I just have a quick question about mask storage. I have a small collection of African and Indonesian masks and was wondering about the best way to store them for long term preservation. Do you have any suggestions? Hang them? Put them in boxes? I&#8217;d appreciate your feedback.\u00a0 Annabelle, 1027 A:\u00a0 My choice would be to hang them on the wall, especially if the air in your home is fairly well regulated. This way they are easy to inspect and occasionally dust. Best of all, you&#8217;ll love the way lots of masks hanging close together can have a decorative effect. 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