African Masks

Face Mask Worn over the ______to hide the ________of the wearer and to focus the people on the ________of the mask. The whole _________is considered part of the mask

Head Pieces Masks carved of ________worn on the front of the_________. Also known as a____________.

Helmet Masks Large carved or _________masks made to rest on the__________. Can have parts that cover the ________body. Some parts may even contain________ _____. Very_________.

Beliefs When masks are used, there is usually a _____________of the spirit. In other words they feel like you take on a _______spirit. The mask is a symbol of a _________or__________ Sometimes the mask represents important ____________or an___________. (Close resemblance to the actual person is forbidden.)

Importance of Women Masks often include something ___________to reinforce the cherished idea that men can do ____________without___________. __________and ___________may accompany the wearing of the mask, but not always.

Interpreter The mask spirit does not ___________to the people. An ____________is used to give the people the spirit's message. (So you did not want to make the interpreter __________because could tell the tribe something that is not_______.) The masked person needs time to transcend to the “__________ plane" and often requires time to return to ____________after the appearance. We would call this____________.

Images Africans do not use any image to represent the ______force. The masks represent lesser gods or_________. The mask wearer becomes___________.

Forces The mask is an attempt to put things in ______________between the ____________and man. The use of the mask is also an attempt to control the forces that affect_________________. All things have spiritual force (________, wind,____________, man, water, and animals-all things have the water force).

Functions To_______________ to honor __________or important persons to symbolize______

Uses Continued to elegize __________members to control ________(forces: air, land, and water) to vitalize and _______certain group members to give _________(for dangerous or strenuous tasks)

Uses to use for ______________(to use in initiation ceremonies such as the rites of passage) to identify (every masked priest is recognized by the “____________"-small mask-he carries on his person)

Purposes and uses to teach and continue the passing of the group‘s___________ to honor the __________of the larger masks to give courage to fight_________

Uses to encourage__________, stop wars, and praise__________ to identify with social authority to teach __________by doing the wrong thing dramatically to empower,__________, and sometimes subdue the group members

Uses, Functions, and Purposes to judge,_________, and set group limits to exemplify calmness, ____________, or any needed attribute to appease __________forces

Functions to encourage the __________of the land to protect group members from___________ To _________and make women fertile

Purposes Continued to install a __________or political figure to propitiate the ancestors when a disaster ________the village So main purpose is_____________