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Most original African masks are passed from one generation to the next. African masks inspired some of the work of the artist Pablo Picasso. A mask is a covering for the face or the head. In many cultures, masks are an important part of traditional rituals. For thousands of years, African peoples have used masks….
1 Οκτ 2024 · Traditional African masks are one of the elements of great African art that have most evidently influenced Europe and Western art in general; in the 20th century, artistic movements such as cubism, fauvism and expressionism have often taken inspiration from the vast and
8 Ιαν 2020 · The history of African mask collecting has gone through several stages since Europeans began to collect masks in the 19 th century during their colonial forays into Africa. At first, Europeans treated masks as ethnographic objects, and displayed them in natural history museums alongside taxidermied animals, exotic plant remains and fossils.
Masks were the face of the beliefs, rituals, and customs of the tribes of Africa. Masks were usually worn with costumes for specific reasons. Masks were tied to everyday life and for important events, like birth of new baby, or a marriage, or for protection.
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Understanding masks from Africa Aims To highlight the varied forms of masks across Africa and learn more about the different cultures from which they came. To consider masks within the context of their use – as moving, rather than static objects - that should be seen in motion with music and sound.
Wood, horn, cotton, feathers, metal, and other materials make up an African mask. The mask was made by the Senufo people of Côte d'Ivoire.
