Thursday, September 22, 2016

African masks

Masks in Africa typically made with wood, pottery, textiles, copper and bronze, represented spirits of animals or ancestors. They were used to honor people in a symbolic way. I like these because they're are almost always so cohesive. Even when one has more detail or design, they still manage to remain cohesive with the simple pieces. And even when one has a lot of detail, it is still able to remain simple. I like that they're cohesive but never the same. 

.Africa | Mask from the Bamileke people of Cameroon | Horn, vegetal fiber, cowrie shells, human hair and textile || The kunggang of the Bamileke belong to an important association of healers and headmen, and for the purification of villages. They represent the power of intervention against sorcery.Image result for african maskImage result for african maskImage result for african mask


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