Paper African Masks based upon photographs of actual, historical African masks.
African masks are dramatic portraits of spirit beings, departed ancestors, and invisible powers of social control.
Each mask is created according to a traditional style, and worn by a trained performer.
Some African masks are full-body costumes, worn originally as part of elaborate celebrations with costumed dancers, vibrant music, and stylized dances.
These ceremonial events carried important social, religious, and moral values for the whole community.
Print, cut out with scissors, color, and decorate with crayons, markers, paper, beads, fabric, glue, paint, glitter, ribbon, yarn, tape, cotton balls, feathers.
Most of Scissorcraft's African masks were drawn upon photos of African artifacts in the African Art Museum.
Some of the items listed in that museum date back hundreds of years.
For more color book African art visit: African Art and Artifacts.