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Africa is a large continent tribal masks developed along different lines; tribal masks mean different things to different tribes, and served different purposes.

Some tribes were may have been close to each other, so there would be some sort of similarity between the ritual usage and even look of the mask; other tribes were possibly hundreds or thousands of kilometers apart, so they have no apparent relationship to each other.

They were used in story telling, ritual, initiations, war dances, weddings and funerals.

Generally speaking:

African masks symbolize the spirit of the African ancestors.

African masks were also used to show that they belonged to a certain tribe.

African masks can ward/ scare of other tribes and they are also used in tribal festivals/ dances.

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