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African Masks That Are Essential To Art History

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By Debra Wood


Most of us are influence with the culture and practices that we already have that has been establish by the past. Our history is so rich that we cannot catch up to most of them but it is better if you would try to understand them. These things were present that made a lot of influences to people that are in there.

Art is a god way to bring the past back and can be able to experience how life it was use to be from different places. Africa is known to have great diversity with their culture and spreading uniqueness for so long already. There are African masks that are really famous today because they got a great story behind it.

They have deeper meaning and made to history that crafted the world of art for a long time already and still being use today. You can track down their history since the Paleolithic times which these masks are from different materials. It does include leather, metal, fabric, and any kinds of wood that would make an impact.

There are a lot of art collectors are not giving up of having them, even it would mean to get it for a high price value. Those that are seen in some museums are the replica of the original masks to make sure they are protected. The value it has is high because they were used for rituals that are essential to people.

These masks were used before when they are doing rituals that can be war or peace preparation, celebrations, harvesting, and initiations. They were worn in different ways that portray meaning on how you put it on. They also need the person that will wear it to bear a strong personality and bear with its spirit.

There are plenty of ceremonies that have applied this practice and will relate to communicate in every deity they like. They need guidance from these creatures that is why they were doing this on the right way. Each ritual shall be perform carefully to prevent any issues once they will reach to the point of getting through the spirits.

All the rituals will be perform in the right way through completing the things that are needed to make it essential. They shall communicate effectively to the spirit and make the person wearing it reach the trance state. A translator will be present all throughout so they could decipher the message of the performer.

The music will take part on how they could exercise the ritual and turn it on properly so it can create the mood they are looking for. There is a practice on how they could perform the dance and should be sincere. This made their lives better that made great changes to the practices they do in there.

This is where the artists of todays generation were influence on what they can apply to their creations as well. It can surely reflect the patterns they do and would make it perfect once they start with the art. This is a good way to get influence on what they are doing in there for the people.




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