African Masks. Uses  These art objects were, and are still made of various materials, included are leather, metal, fabric and various types of wood.

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African Masks

Uses  These art objects were, and are still made of various materials, included are leather, metal, fabric and various types of wood. The most common are carved from a single piece of wood.  During celebrations, initiations, crop harvesting, war preparation, peace and trouble times, African masks are worn by a chosen or initiated dancer.  It can be worn in three different ways: vertically covering the face: as helmets, encasing the entire head, and as crest, resting upon the head, which was commonly covered by material as part of the disguise.  These art objects were, and are still made of various materials, included are leather, metal, fabric and various types of wood. The most common are carved from a single piece of wood.  During celebrations, initiations, crop harvesting, war preparation, peace and trouble times, African masks are worn by a chosen or initiated dancer.  It can be worn in three different ways: vertically covering the face: as helmets, encasing the entire head, and as crest, resting upon the head, which was commonly covered by material as part of the disguise.

Meanings  African masks often represent a spirit and it is strongly believed that the spirit of the ancestors possesses the wearer.  Ritual ceremonies generally depict deities, spirits of ancestors, mythological beings, good and or evil, the dead, animal spirits, and other beings believed to have power over humanity.  Rituals and ceremonies are always accompanied with song, dance and music, played with traditional African musical instruments.  Often, dances are meant to tell a story or communicate with spirits.  They can be worn for festivals, funerals, to ward off witches, or even to rid them of drought.  African masks often represent a spirit and it is strongly believed that the spirit of the ancestors possesses the wearer.  Ritual ceremonies generally depict deities, spirits of ancestors, mythological beings, good and or evil, the dead, animal spirits, and other beings believed to have power over humanity.  Rituals and ceremonies are always accompanied with song, dance and music, played with traditional African musical instruments.  Often, dances are meant to tell a story or communicate with spirits.  They can be worn for festivals, funerals, to ward off witches, or even to rid them of drought.

Aesthetics  Masks can have human faces, animal faces, or be a mixture of the two put together.  Sometimes masks will be a mix of animals, making it hard to tell which animal is being represented.  Masks can have human faces, animal faces, or be a mixture of the two put together.  Sometimes masks will be a mix of animals, making it hard to tell which animal is being represented.