African Masks, Grades 2-5
Learn why African artists use animals as points of reference in mask making and how masks are used in ceremonies. Students compare the differences and similarities between African and American masks in terms of materials, and roles in life and seasonal cycles.
On camera interactivity includes completing "passports" using art work stickers provided in the Teacher Information Packet and notes students take during the videoconference.
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Female Antelope Headdress (n'gonzon koun), Africa, Mali, Bamana people, early-mid 20th century early-mid 1900s
1965.325
Serpent Headdress, Africa, Guinea, possibly Baga people, late 19th-early 20th centiry late 1800s-early 1900s
1960.37