African American masks
United States and Africa by Aaron Lowe
History and background information on masks
The tribes used them for rituals and ceremony's. They used them for ritual dances and social or religious events. Masks started around 7000 bc. They are different from all the countries in the world. The masks are normally made from wood and fur maybe dirt or clay.
Egyptian tomb covering
They use these for the died or the very honored like kings and warriors.
Hawaii
They use these to keep spirits and demons away from them
Roman party mask
They would masks for plays or party so people would t know who they are there.
Culture , artistic, styles
The culture is very religious and ceremonies are very big for the masks to be used. Some of them used them for dances and gathering. They make making them out of wood and feather or fur. The styles are made for a specific ceremony or religious date and person.
My thoughts
Cultures are all different but African tribal masks are cool and odd but they end up having a meaning to the tribes. So I think the masks mean that color and materials all have meaning to the masks and the uses for it.