The Bwa people are known for their use of plank masks. These masks have a circular face and a crescent moon in both ends. The plank part is adorned with geometric designs. These masks are used during funerals, initiation rites for young men and women and during harvests.
The africans made pottery, jewelry, weapons, necessary items and pleasure items out of clay and their art stuff.
The Iroquois made corn husk masks to reprensent the old or the sick. They made these masks so that the could be more like old who were seen as the most wise of the clan. If the younger generation died with the mask on they were thought to have transformed into the old and relive the other souls life backwards. This was a very noble and honorable occurance for the one who past away because they get a second chance at live.
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Masks
In the ancient Greek theatres by the actors.
Greek masks are made out of wood, cork, mud and linen. They can look like anything. The Greeks made them very over the top so the audience could see clearly how they were meant to be feeling. They used very big lumps as eyebrows and noses. We are making Greek masks in history and it is really fun.
why did these pysicians resort to wearing bird like masks?
they were made so that the people in the very back could see their expressions
They were used in the greek theatres when a play was on.
who made the carnival masks
zaka masks were made in1986
i think so
The masks that were used as Egyptian "death masks" were usually made of gold and they had the purpose of was to give a dead face to the afterlife. The other masks were funerary masks. These were often made of wood and were made in to separate pieces.
The purpose of masks in Greek theatre was so that the audience could see the characters' faces from far away. The masks represented characters from history and mythology, who would be familiar to the audience.
well masks are made of different stuffs.many countries have their own ways of making masks but the basic material for mask making are clay or wood.
Egyptians and Celts Greek's.