Masks African & Native American

African MasksNative American Masks

Africa

Native America Settlements Arctic (Inuit) Northwest (Kwakiutl) Plateau (Nez Perce) Southwest (Hopi) Plains (Pawnee) Southeastern (Seminole)

African masks used in celebration

Masks from Ghana

Native American Masks

Function Ceremonial Costume Religious and social events Represent ancestors Used in dance

Vocabulary Balance Form Texture Pattern

Asymmetrical Balance: informal balance, balance using unlike objects that have equal visual weight. Symmetrical Balance: formal balance, perfect equality, visual balance on both sides. Form: the structure of an object. Texture: the feel of a surface Pattern: the way a design repeats itself, duplication. Vocabulary

Ngady amwaash Democratic Republic of the Congo Patterns of white and black triangles represent domesticity Lines represent tears Powerful as an Elephant, with Leopard Spots Cameroon, Africa Elephant Masks symbolizes royalty Beaded cloth represents the elephants trunk Colors and patterns express political functions Black represents death White represents ancestors Red represents life

Kple kple Cote d’Ivoire Used in spirit and dance Symbolizes youth Buffalo Threatens and Protects Buffalo Mask Decorative geometric pattern Worn at funerals, and market days

Pablo Picasso Influences from African tribal art can be seen in earth tones, geometric shapes, and subjects of bulls and horned creatures, similar to those found in the African range. Later, this style was named CUBISM, after the way it is broken into cube like forms.

Woman with guitar Georges Braque, 1913 Violon, verre, pipe et encrier Pablo Picasso, 1912