These masks, known for their distortion and asymmetry, are one of the oldest kinds of art in southwest Alaska.

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The last time Bob Ibold was in Mexico, he was in his teens. That was in 1956. "Back then I wasn't interested in Mexican masks," says the Lancaster mask collector and author of "Masks of the World.