Venetian Carnival Masks

Now is the time to remember those tiki cups, but now reimagine it as a mask. The tiki mask is a popular symbol in the Polynesian culture. The masks have been in the culture for a long time, but gained popularity within the 1930’s and 1940’s. According to the Fascinating History Behind Tiki Masks, “These beautiful, often funny, often strange

Masks have held countless uses and meanings throughout history. Masks have been used in plays, like those of Shakespeare, traditional dances, social gatherings, even as a form of casual or corporal punishment. Although masks have several different uses in different cultural situations, the meaning of the masks is generally the same. Masks are used to conceal an appearance and assume the identity of another. Metaphorically, masks can be used to hide feelings, to protect oneself, and to block out the outside world. Many of these examples are shown in Art Speigelman 's Maus.

The masks act as a way for the guests to block their guilt from being exposed after leaving people beyond the four walls to fend for themselves. “It was towards the close of the fifth or sixth month of his seclusion, and while the pestilence raged most furiously abroad, that the prince Prospero entertained his thousand friends at a masked ball of the most unusual magnificence” (Poe, Par.4). The invitees put on masks to symbolically obscure themselves from the fate of the “Red Death”. Poe is stating that the people are falling into the same arrogant way of thinking as Prospero by trying to escape disease. The party-goers are also hiding from themselves and each other because they selfishly tried to make themselves immune to the disease while leaving the outside world to fend for their lives. The masks being worn also helps give the sense of confidence while being “hidden”, especially Prospero. “ ‘Who dares’-- he demanded hoarsely of the courtiers who stood near him-- ‘Who dares insult us with this blasphemous mockery? Seize him and unmask him-that we may know whom we have to hang, at sunrise, from the battlements!’ (Poe, par.11). As soon as Prospero’s eyes landed on the mummer, there was a surge of confidence that shot up within his body in a split second. The mask upon Prospero’s face caused him to act in a boastful and cocky way to try and defeat the mummer, despite

There are numerous types of masks that come from the West African region, each represent a specific personality trait. Masks from Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Ghana, Senegal, Mali, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Gambia, and Sierra Leone all symbolize the various characteristics that can found in people. To find a mask that best fit my personality, I researched the various amount of masks that can be found in Ghana. Birds have been an important part in ancient animist cultures, whose tribal people believed that birds had spirits and played special roles in many aspects of life. Several African masks depict a bird on or above a human forehead, signifying a range of personalities from courage to intelligence. One of these masks is the Sonu Bird

The mask is part of the ceremony known as "the Dance of the Goats” or La Danza de los Chivos. The mask on masksoftheworld.com is from Chilpancingo, State of Guerrero, Mexico. However, the traditional Dance of the Goats began in Zitlala, State of Guerrero, Mexico. The villagers created the dance after the Mexican Revolution in 1910. After the war, an epidemic took place

To really understand why masks were created by the Aztecs, I believe one really needs to look at the history and religious beliefs of the group. The Aztecs, like other mesoamerican civilizations before it, was a complex nation that faced times for war, had advanced calendar systems, and created a vast amount of art (a variety of different art forms- from poetry to pottery) that sadly most of it was destroyed by the spaniards that came later. The Aztecs had a belief system that included many different deities, with their own different visual characteristics in which they represented in their artwork. Many of their art pieces had both a functional and symbolic value, including the masks discussed in this paper. (Coe)

Football is not dangerous because scientist has invented new and softer protection for players. Since 1990 they have improve shape, padding, and outside material to prevent concussions. This has improve because in 1970 they invented the full faces mask that came with polycarbonate material to absorb combat. But in 1960 the shoulder pads were improve with plastic shell and foam to protect chest and shoulders.

Aztec masks were used as ornaments, and were sometimes worn as part of a ritual, or in death as a death mask. They usually represented one god or another, and the Aztecs did have countless gods. Like the artistry and materials, the Aztecs worshipped gods collected from a variety of cultures. A common type of mask would have snakes on it, a representation of the god Quetzalcoatl or perhaps Tlaloc. The masks generally then were used for worship of the gods, whether by being displayed in a temple or worn by a priest.

The sisawk Mask is dated “before 1919” by the Museum of Anthropology, although it was acquired through donation on March 26th, 1979. The donator is not provided on the Museum’s online catalogue, and no further information of the personal history of this mask is provided. However, the general information on the Nuxalk peoples and the purposes of their sisoak masks is provided for viewers, by the Museum of Anthropology. This type of mask was used for an initiation of the peoples, and the imagery of the eagle was only used by the Nuxalk peoples for initiations into the sisoak society. The event of the initiation would occur mostly during potlatches, where “a masked figure embodying” the initiate’s family totem (a symbol of the family’s history)

In the middle, Ages people would confess their sins so that they were forgiven before lent season. Because of this people use the term Fat Tuesday as a day to celebrate their sins before lent season. Additionally, For mardi gras, it is very important to wear masks at events. “Whether they cover the wearer’s eyes or whole face, masks add an element of mystery and intrigue when worn.” In new Orleans, the meaning of wearing a mask is to be free and become whomever a person wanted to be, and talk with whatever class that person desired to talk to. This explains why people celebrate on fat Tuesday where a mask. They celebrate all of their sins by wearing masks, and at the end of the day they take the mask off and ask god for forgiveness by participating in lent. So to some people in New Orleans and other places wearing a mask represents freedom. A person can become whoever they wish to become.

An ideal display of the mask is found in Charles Chestnutt’s, “The Passing of Grandison.” In this story, Colonel, the slave master thought that his servant Grandison would on no account try to escape if permitted to go on a journey with his son, Dick. In fact, the Colonel recommends that Dick take Grandison along on his travels rather than Tom, who Dick was trying to take at first. “What’s the matter with Grandison?” suggested the colonel. “He’s handy enough, and I reckon we can trust him. He’s too fond of good eating to risk losing his regular meals; besides, he’s sweet on your mother’s maid, Betty…” (594) This passage shows the Colonel’s confidence in Grandison as a faithful servant, and illuminates the

One difference between Mexican masks and Senufo masks was that Mexican masks were used not only in masquerades and funerals but also in dramas. Some Mexican masks seemed to be used for enjoyment while there seemed to be a nonexistent amount of Senufo masks made for entertainment. Another difference was that Mexican masks offered a connection to the past and the present for their people because in some of their masked dramas, they enacted their

Masks are one of the most spiritually important art forms developed in Africa. Among the masks many uses were; communicating with spirits and ancestors, serving as teaching aids in gender specific initiation ceremonies, tools for maintaining order, enhancements for reenacted stories and myths, symbols of rank and power, and a record for past leaders. I will be focussing on masks from the first three categories. The masks, which are all Helmet style masks from West and Central Africa, illustrate how artists from different tribes approached symbolism and visual storytelling. They also show what was considered ideally beautiful for each clan.

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     Masks were created to be placed over the face, on the top of the head, or even over the head. Most masks represent spirits of ancestors (Fetzer 106). Some villages make masks with full costumes and use them with music to dance in ritual performances. They used masks for social control,