Folk Art: African culture

African masks

By: Myra Aguon

1st grade class
 Agenda:

Vocabulary Words
Folk Art
Ceremonies
African map
African cultures
African Masks
Art activity time!
 Vocabulary Words:
Folklore
The tradition beliefs, customs, and stories of a community, pass
through the generation by word of mouth.
Folk Art
Includes paintings, carvings, furniture, textiles, and other
objects produced by people using traditional techniques passed
down to them through the generations.
Ceremony
A formal religious or public occasion, typically one celebrating a
particular event or anniversary.
 Folk Art

Sculpture

Architecture Textile Arts

Miniature
Thanjavur painting

African
bowl

Printmaking

Painting Madhubani Warli painting Kalamkari

 Ceremonies

Funeral
Awards
Wedding

Groundbreaking Spirituality

Olympic Games

Inauguration Graduation
Military
 Africa Map:

African cultures:

African countries
where masks are
used traditionally
 African Masks:
African masks are used to represent the
spirit of ancestors, deities and mythological
creatures.
African masks are worn during different
ceremonies and religious events by dancers
Funeral Mask
to represent these spirits and deities.
Fang Ngil Mitsogo Mask
People used to wear masks on different
occasions like crop harvesting, war Goma Mask
preparations, weddings, hunting, & funeral.
The dance ceremonies associated with
masks with accompanied by the music
played with traditional African musical
instruments.

Punu Mask Ligbi Mask Nyaba Mask Baule Mask Guro Mask
Characteristics of
African mask:
Bold pattern
Geometrical patterns
Symmetrical
Parallel
Zigzag
Curved
Spiral line
Colors
Shapes (circular,
rectangular,etc)
Art Activity Time!
Make your own mask!
Creative!
Use patterns and geometrical
shapes
Use colored pencils