Masks

Name: ______Class ______

Go to the site listed below.

http://www.artyfactory.com/africanmasks/index.htm

Click on African mask information:

Go to Artist:

1.Describe the roll of the African mask maker.

2.Describe what westerners (that is us) thought about mask designs when they first came across “African” masks and how has our opinions changed? Why?

Go to Function

3.Even though the strong geometric designs on masks are beautiful to look at this is not the purpose for creating masks. What purpose do the African masks serve?

4.Describe how Africans feel about nature?

Go to Style

What are the two main forces that influence the style of African masks?

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Go to Patterns:

Describe some of the patterns used on masks and how they are used on masks.

Go to Materials

Describe why most masks are made from wood?

List some of the supplies used to create masks:

Go back to the African Mask Index. You can get there by clicking on the orange mask at the bottom of the information pages.

Go to Mask Examples:

Pick 3 out of the 8 masks and tell me what tribe, or country they are from, what purpose the mask serves, and what features stand out. Pick from: Punu, Teke, Baule, Biombo, Bwa, Goma, Ligbi, or Lulua.

Mask#1 Country mask uses features

Mask#2 Country mask uses features

Mask#3 Country mask uses features

Other mask sites:

http://homepage.mac.com/melissaenderle/mali/pages/dogonmask.html

Dogon masks

http://www.peabody.yale.edu/exhibits/mende/

masks from Amistad collection

http://www.zyama.com/index.htm

Mau tribe

http://www.indigoarts.com/gallery_mexmasks1.html

Mexican masks, picture

http://www.indigoarts.com/gallery_asianart_nepalmsk1.html

Nepal masks, just pictures

http://www.indigoarts.com/gallery_asianart_javamask1.html

Javanese , just pictures

http://www.indigoarts.com/gallery_asianart_balimask1.html

Bali masks just pictures

http://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~bcr/African_M ask_Faces.html

African masks, good pictures and explanation

http://www.asiasociety.org/arts/mongolia/tsam.html

Mongolian masks and customs

http://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibits/exhibit_sites/javamask/Icons1.htm

Javanese masks

http://www.nhm.org/masks/

masks around the world with a symbolic meaning of each mask

http://www.artsconnected.org/artsnetmn/inner/hunt.html#top

Northwestern tribe mask, with story behind mask and potlatch explanation

http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/features/yupik/index.html

Yup- Ic ( Alaskan masks) click on view masks

http://www.gattostock.com/GattoIng/GattoIng/FVIAJE/reportaje/mascaras/mascaras1.html

Mexican mask