The most sacred ones (usually burial masks) were made out of Jade. Ceremony masks were made out of wood. Some masks were adorned with colored stones and decorative metals. Poor Mayans made masks out of palm tree bark or paper mache.
The main materials were things such as stucco which is a substance similar to the gritty sand used for constructions, paint for painting murals, clay, ceramics, jade and wood carvings.
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Materials that were used in ancient Mayan art include stone, wood and ceramic. You can learn more about Mayan art at the Wikipedia. Once on the page, type "Ancient Maya Art" into the search field at the top of the page and press enter to bring up the information.
They are made of stone and dried rice, the rice is for a symbolic reason that nobody knows. They attach chicken feathers to their masks and create clay out of dried poo.
Mayans carved jaguars, birds, snaked and gods. They can be just faces also.
they used leather, cloth, feathers and animal skins
Green, gold, brown, black, red, white, silver, yellow, and even purple or blue!
Mayan death masks were made out of jade.
green , light yellow and red
you can make some masks out of paper mache!
Wool was used to make portrait masks.
The African Lulua Masks are described in this linkPlease related link below.
Death Masks were used in The Middle Kingdom
to make dress materials
The traditional tool used to make an African mask is an Adze but the fine details carved in the mask are done by a variety of small knives.
you can make some masks out of paper mache!
The Ancient Aztecs used lime, straw, clay, and earth to build upon their houses. There are more materials but this is all i can think of...
gold
Stones, some water or clay to glue them together
Wool was used to make portrait masks.
Shakespeare used masks in his plays to give the characters mystery, or decite. Also to make the characters easier to follow, like which in Midsummer Nights Dream, he used masks to show who was the animals.
Mostly wood
paper and plaster
he used it to make bitter
Dental materials are examples of materials that are used to make impressions.
The masks were used in rituals and celebrations. Some tribes wore animal masks as a way of thanking the animals for their gifts of food and warmth.