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AfricanMasks
We are at the Museum of African Culture and there are examples of many different types of masks from all over
Africa.
Masks are very important in African culture. Masked
dances form part of many traditional ceremonies like weddings, funerals and the
naming of newly born babies.
Masks come in many forms depending on
which spirit they represent and each
mask has a particular dance and music
associated with it.
It is believed that the person wearing the mask goes into a
trance and becomes a representative of that spirit
on earth.
These are all the things you will need to make an African Mask. A piece of cardboard, felt marker pens, scissors, some drinking straws, some old newspapers, some glue, some big and
small brushes and some paints.
First you will need to choose a design for your mask and then draw it on to a piece of cardboard using a
thick black pen.
You will want to mark out where you are going to cut
holes and stick drinking straws and paper to raise
it up.
Next you stick drinking straws along the lines you want to raise up
on the mask. Or if you want bumps you screw up little bits of paper and stick them on. To make a nose I cut out
some thin card in a nose shape, folded it down the middle and
stuck it on top of some screwed up bits of
paper.
You tear up the cardboard into
pieces the size of very large postage
stamps and you stick them on to your
mask.
You need to put 2 or 3 layers of paper onto the
masks. Make sure you let the glue dry before you
put on the next layer and be careful not to cover the holes in the ears, eyes and mouth. When it is finished it will look like this. Now
it’s ready to paint.