Mod 10-African Tribal Mask

I selected these three images as the inspiration behind my mask because i liked the repetition that all three of them possessed. i also liked the lines and the spacing of the designs.

The first mask has a very limited amount of color. There is orange, bronze and white. It is simple as there is only patterns from the eyes down to the mouth, and blank space everywhere else.

The second mask is very colorful and has very little blank spaces. The designs are made up of different sized dots and come together to make different patterns. The mask is very repetitious with the dots.

The third mask was used more for the pattern instead of color. The "hair" out the top starts the movement through the piece. From the hair, the dots on the forehead point down to between the eyes, and from the eyes, the lines draw you down to the bottom of the mask below the mouth.

In my final design, i used repetition throughout with my lines, dots and shells. I had shapes on the nose and forehead of my mask. I had texture on my mask through the form of feathers and straw. I also had the same colors on my mask as were represented in most. Among the African people it is thought that the white may signify the spirit wold of the ancestors, the procreative power of sperm or the nurturing quality of mother's milk. Red might signify the blood shed in warfare or in childbirth, and black may connote the unknown. i had movement on my mask; you start with the feathers, they lead you down to the spot between the eyes and the lines under the eyes lead you all the way through the "beard" at the bottom of my mask.

I think my finished mask is a good representation of an actual African tribal mask. I actually liked learning about different types of masks and what they mean. I liked creating my mask, it was a very good learning experience.