rituals and dances.
African masks can be found in stores that specialize in African products, specifically African art stores. Alternatively, you can find African masks by going to a maskstore or find them on the internet.
No they do not.
to act out different characters or spirits at events
could you tell me what was African masks used for.
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.
No, but some superstitious people might think so.
African tribal masks were found by early 1800's pioneers and archaeologists. They often collected the masks of sold them for profit.
they are from Africa
the African headdress
African masks come from Africa.
There are many diffrent types of African masks and are considered to be very crucial in their lives.unlike th ewestern idea which is, masks represent a spirit, where as the African masks represents a created spirit. hope this helps shannon dillon yr 7 xxx
Well, since they are AFRICAN masks i suppose they were used by the Africans. Since it was after all in their religion. Some European painters also used the masks like Pablo Picasso. If you want to know the use of African masks then go to this website: http://www.artyfactory.com/africanmasks/context/function.htm If you want details i would suggest to check this website out too!! http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_African_masks