the paper plate masks — which use the ribbed edges of inexpensive paper plates to create a furry lion’s mane, ruffled feathers, or bushy mustaches and beards — were our favorites.

"It's the mechanism that makes the mask move that's heavy." The machinery in the lion puppets keep the mask poised above the performer when their human side is expressed, but lowers to a position ...

According to the Chicago Sun-Times, a mask adorning one of the iconic lion statues near the Michigan Avenue entrance to the Art Institute disappeared about 24 hours after it was applied.