2. African Mask Project Introduction Unit of Study: Sub-Saharan Africa Developed by Mrs. B. Escalante

3. Africa as a socio-cultural region has contributed much to the historical and cultural heritage of our country.

4. Introduction: African Art  African art, unlike European art serves a function  They may be used: - for household use - to adorn the body - fulfill a social or religious role

5. Masks Are Worn During:  Festivals  Celebrations  Ceremonies

6. Purpose in Ceremonies  Cleanse  Honor  Entertain  Initiate  Bless  Frighten Tikar Harvest Mask - Cameroon

7. In Ceremonies Masks:  Serve to disguise the wearer.  Serve to protect the wearer.  No harm comes to the wearer, because no one knew who was behind the mask.

8. Four Types of Masks  Face masks: cover only the face  Helmet masks: cover the entire head  Wall masks: hung on wall  Belt masks: hung on belt or worn like jewelry

9. Face Masks Vili Dance Mask

10. Helmet Masks Eastern Pende Peoples: Democratic Republic of the Congo Pumbu Helmet Mask of Courage and Anger

11. Wall Masks

12. Belt Masks  Miniature Baule mask is only a few inches high.  From the southern part of the Ivory Coast.

13. The Bamana Legend  Tyiwara was half human and half antelope.  He taught the Bamana people to till the fields.  The Bamana began to take him for granted.  Tyiwara was sad.  The people were sorry.

14. The Bamana Legend  Now each year they hold a mask ceremony, to please Tyiwara.  Tyiwara encouraged the dance competition in the fields.

16.  Worn on the dancer’s heads attached by a basket or woven fabric cap.  Natural looking to abstract.  This is carved wood.  31 ¼” high. The Antelope Became the Emblem of the Bambara Tribe.

17. Headdress With Woven Cap  Woven cap is used to attach headdress to the head of the dancers.  Some of them were very tall or heavy.

18. Student Projects: Mask Beginnings Final Product Original Mask

19. Tanisha Williams Hard at Work The Pibibuze Mask of the Kwele Tribe of Eastern Gabon.

20. The End