Face Cards

"Hard on the corpse, then, too. Here's a really lovely one!" "Yes, that's a ghost mask, and beautifully ornamented. That's to charm the dead man back to earth again." "Does he come?" "They say he does, and brings presents to his family. Now, here's a skull mask. This is Toltec, and is used to denote the impending murder of a chief. This merry event is gracefully described as a 'going-away,' and...