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Africans did all sorts of different types of art but the main type they used was masks made out of wood carvings. They used them for celebrations, crop harvesting and war preparation. The masks were either human, animal or mythical. They can be worn in three different ways

  1. vertically in front of the face
  2. on the top of the head
  3. on the back of their head

For the first two ways they were generally used for dancing, but the third way they used to confuse animals.

Other types of art they used were

  1. rock carvings
  2. wood carvings
  3. weaving (textiles)
  4. pottery
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