I've had this animation playing in my head of a lovely African woman hiding behind this fearsome-looking mask (like the kind you'd associate with cartoon "witch doctors") and then taking it off to reveal her real self. You're scared of the Beast when you first see it, but when you learn it's just a disguise, you fall for the Beauty behind it.

As for the mask's facial features, they're supposed to resemble a mix between a human being and a dinosaur (especially the Tyrannosaurus rex).