Northwest Coast Tribes

The literary device of the mask in Fahrenheit 451, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith and Lord of the Flies is recurring in each of the stories. The metaphoric mask is a both physical and symbolic object that alters the characteristics of an individual; usually the protagonist. The protagonist either gradually puts on or takes off the mask to change as a person. The mask itself acts how you would expect a real mask to work. A mask typically obscures the vision so that you can only see in one direction, and some obscure our vision to a blur. Despite that, the mask has a much deeper connotation in literature. The obscurity produced by the mask placed on one is not a true mask, but an event or decision significantly altering the traits of an individual. Such a transition is portrayed in literature as the putting on or removal of an actual mask. This makes easier for readers to understand, and creates a perceptible connection between the symbolism and reality. In the Lord of the Flies and Star Wars:

Masks portray a sense of mystery. “No one could see me clearly. No one could see my face.” Lucy, Grealy. Masks. Print. The unknown is often intriguing. Generally their worn to portray a character or someone other than yourself and symbolize an imaginary life. For Lucy, it portrayed a sense of freedom. The freedom from being stared at, teased, lonely, and occasionally envious of others. Halloween is the only day that Lucy experience’s an ordinary life. Unlike the majority of other days’ mask are customary and her disability is masked. Providing her with the confidence to express herself freely by asking questions and making comments. “Studies show children with disabilities are two to three times more likely to be bullied than their non-disabled

the mask I chose was created by Marine Gunnery Sgt. Aaron Tam (Ret.) Iraq 2004-05, 2007-08. This mask is almost angelic in the shape of the face, there are tiny pieces of shiny metal sticking out of under both the eye holes, one side over the eye holes is opening into what looks like the brain, a part of the mask is held together by one of these shiny pieces of metal. There is a somber facial expression and flesh tone skin color, the texture of the mask is what seems to be paper mache. This mask spoke to me because it gave me a visual of the pain that the creator may have experienced in battle but also the pain he is now experiencing mentality.

What are masks? One usually thinks it is an object the individual puts on and takes off.

The Bidyogo are a people group of approximately 15,000 from the Bissagos islands just southwest of the Guinea Coast. The Bidyogo people are known for their excellent craftsmanship and elaborate ceremonies. These ceremonies can be held for many different events, one of these being initiations. During the initiation ceremonies, many masks, headdresses and costumes are worn to help depict the process of immature boys and girls reaching the overall goal of maturity. One of the objects that is used during initiation is a mask that represents the bull. Depending the island and the age grade that a performer is a part of, different types of bull masks are used. Careful research of these different kinds of bull masks with their precise construction and how these particular masks are used will aid in the understanding of the importance of the bull mask to the Bidyogo people.

This collection of fashion illustrations is formed around a tribe that does not exist in today’s society, however will exist in the future. This tribe is a group of spiritual warriors who believe that the earth will be taken over by a higher being, or supernatural forces. These supernatural forces are evil spirits that are no longer among the living and can reincarnate themselves in the human flush. These spiritual warriors are angels brought down from heaven to protect earth and restore order. The totem pole acts as a spiritual aspect and is a part of these warriors identity and battle garments. The warriors are each different in design characteristics as with the totem poles each spiritual animal, person, or god is different as well. Each

Masks are used in society to conceal one’s appearance and also as a means for impersonation. When we encounter someone wearing a mask, we assume they are pretending to be whatever that mask depicts. We are aware that there is a person underneath, but we assume that they bear no resemblance to the mask they wear. If they were, then why would they were a mask in the first place?

The artist’s name is Benin and he is from Nigeria. He lived in the 16th century. To produce this mask he used ivory, iron and copper. The mask’s height is 9 3/9 in (23.8 cm).

One of the rituals that’s done is putting on a mask (that represents their ancestors’ spirits in order to deliver positive supernatural influences to their community) and dance. The young men who make their own mask typically make them from a wicker frame as a base and add on materials such as, bent twigs and branches and bark cloth (Wagner 2013; Jordán 2014). These masks are made in the initiation camps and are burned afterwards. Masks that are made by professionals are made in privacy where women and boys wouldn’t be able to figure out any of the mukanda’s secrets. Generally the professional makes

I used only two main colors in my mask because I feel they represent me the best. I used navy blue because that is the color of the Virginia state flag. Almost all of my family including my sister lives there.

The work of art I chose is a very typical mask from Sande society. “Sowei, or “Sande mask”, is carved by a famous artist called Lansana Ngumoi, who is an itinerant carver concentrated on carving masks for the Sande societies of the Gola, Mende and Yoruba peoples.The Sande mask plays a very important role in Sande society and Sande culture as it reflects both representative ideal beauty of women and usage in initiation ceremony.

The mask with small white holes made from brown copper around it has an area which allows one to be able to breathe greatly while dancing around toes. The abstract form of the piece goes even further to serve its main function because it entails the actual vessel for the ancestral artifact. The face is elongated thereby having easy access in the back. Masks are objects that cover the face for variety of reasons such as for cultural beliefs, protection, disguise, entertainment or ritual practices. The mask above is from the Rastafarian people who are settled in an African country Ethiopia .The mask was hand painted and carved out of wood which is 14.5 inches. African masks should be seen as part of a ceremonial costume which may be used in

Masks have been a very important part of ritual and spiritual events for thousands of years now, the mask was famous in Africa around the 3000 B.C - 1100 A.D. In the past, the African people used the masks in sacrificial ceremonies. Today, we are using the masks as a party items or accessories. The masks were also used by dancers for cultural and very important things. We now hardly use the masks in a cultural or traditional use. Masks have been used for ritual and spiritual events since 3000 B.C and till this day it’s an everyday used item. The Masks have a lot of meaning to them, each one can mean many different things to many different people, and that’s why most people don’t really get what masks are used for these days.

Masks, an article by George Ulrich, states, “In ‘play’ these children and adults are able to become something they are not; something that cannot be... One of the most important things that masks do is transform the identity of the wearer…” These parts of the text shows how masks can change them and who the wearers really are. This affects people because they spend their life being someone that they aren’t. Some would say that they help people become a person that they want to be.

According to the New Dictionary of the History of Ideas masks were used in the middle Egyptian period to mean a “second skin.” The idea of “masking” dates back to at least 30,000 B.C.E and we’ve used masks not only for medical purposes, but I would also like to use masks as a metaphor for the unaccepting nature of our society. I don’t want to assume what you do in your free time but I don’t think in this current time period that most of us are using masks to communicate with dead people, but if you do, you do you. Masks in our modern society are personas that people can hide behind so they can fit into a certain group of people and feel accepted. Which can be detrimental to our self-esteem.