African Masks

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African Masks
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What are the three types of African masks?

• Face mask
• The Headpiece
• Shoulder mask

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What were the Face masks used for?

• Hide the identity of the wearer
• Tribal ceremonies
• Childhood to Adulthood
• Ensure good harvest
• Show both wisdom and right to rule of King and
  important chiefs
• Protect community from danger
• Rally warriors for battle

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Drum Call from Zaire

• All of you, all of you
• Come,come,come,come
• Let us dance
• In the evening
• When the sky has gone
• Down river
• Down to the ground

• How would the masks affect the people who wore
  them?
• How would they affect the people who were
  watching?

Dogon of Mali, Africa
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