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The
POWER
of
MASKS
The use of power has
consequences that
affect relationships and
access to
opportunities.
Masks have the power…
• to disguise
• to hide the identity or mood of a person
• to transform the wearing into another
being
• to change the identity of the wearer
• to give a sense of continuity between
the present and past
• to empower
• to protect
Masks are used for
warfare and as
protective devices in
certain sports.
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http://thisisnodeclaration.blogspot.com/2009/02/from-canadian-design-resource.html
to Protect
Horned Mask
A Poro society mask.
It projects power through
its horns to summons
the power of the forest.
Congo
Mulandwa Mask
Empowers warriors with
energy and fierceness.
Masks protects against the
unknown forces of the universe.
Masks have played an important
part in religious rites to prevent
and to cure disease.
myorbit.tv johnnydepp-
zone.com
the Plague 1347
Doctors dressed to protect
themselves from the virus
and from the rotten stench of
death and the plague.
Power of masks power point presentation
Indonesia
Skull Mask
It scares off evil while
enhancing the spiritual and
healing powers
of the shaman
who wears it.
Papau New Guinea
Gable Mask
This mask is hung over
the door of meeting places
for men. It protects against
evil spirits for the male
elders.
Tibet
Gompo Mask
Has the power to protect.
Burkina Faso
Female Koba Antelope Mask
Protects ancestor spirits.
Congo
Female Kifwebe Hut Mask
Protects against disease
and evil spirits.
Congo
Male Kifwebe Mask
It has the power to heal
and protect.
Nepal
Hanuman Mask
Symbolizing the
monkey god who
protects against
malicious spirits.
Pay Tribute
Montreal Canadian’s goaltender Carey Price’s mask will
have many believing they're looking at legendary Habs
goalie Jacques Plante.
Canada
Portrait Mask
Haida mask
representing
a relative.
Nigeria - Mba Mask
Used in plays for portraying self-admiring
girls.
Maiden Spirit Mask
Represents the spirits of maidens
returning from the afterworld.
Totems
• Believing that the human spirit could
take animal form and vice versa, the
makers of these masks fused man
and bird or man and animal into one
mask.
www.costalart.com
In secret societies
only the members
can view the Totem
worn by the elders at
initiation ceremonies
Haida Secret Society Mask
http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/tresors/treasure/images/240_1b.gif
Some African tribes believe that the
animal masks can help them
communicate with the spirits who live in
forests or open savannas.
http://www.artyfactory.com/africanmasks/context/artist.htm
http://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~bcr/African_Mask.html
Angola Mukanda
Men’s Initiation Mask
It symbolizes a female ancestor
and used during male initiation
rituals.
Day of the Dead
• Celebrated in Mexico Nov 2nd
to
honour dead ancestors
• masks are made to look like
skeletons with the deceased
name written on the forehead.
• These are brought to the
graveyard as offerings.
photoblog.statesman.com
postmodernobody.org
Death Masks
http://www.egyptiandreams.co.uk/images/rulers/tut-death-
mask.jpg
The funerary mask served
to guide the spirit of the
deceased back to its final
resting place in the body.
They were commonly
made of cloth covered with
stucco or plaster, which
was then painted.
For more important
personages, silver and gold
were used.
Nigeria
Bush Cow Helmet Mask
Used in funeral ceremonies
to lead the dead to the
next world.
Sri Lanka
Kolam Sanniya Mask
Has the power to heal
contagious diseases like
cholera.
To Empower
Milwaukee Public Museum
http://www.mpm.edu/collect/mask.html
Some masks
represent evil, or
potentially harmful
spirits and are used to
keep a required
balance of power
within a culture.
Discipline/Punish
• to discipline and
admonish women,
children, and
criminals.
Secret African societies use masks to escape
recognition while punishing marauders.
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• In many cultures, a judge
wears a mask to protect
him from future
recriminations.
• the mask represents a
traditionally sanctioned
spirit from the past who
assumes responsibility
for the decision levied on
the culprit.
Nigeria
Bishop Mask
Gives the wearer
authority in religious
matters.
Tibet
Bhairava Mask
It has the power
to defend
laws.
Nigeria
Ekpo Society Mask
Used by male society
members to honour the dead
by enforcing the laws.
Congo
Kifwebe Association Mask
Exercises social control
and seeks contributions, and
redistributes wealth.
Cameroon
Bekorn Helmet Mask
Shows respect to a
king and is worn to
symbolize bowing.
to Transform
to Transform
• Masks to transform are
important for Halloween,
Mardi Gras, or “masked
balls”
• Give the wearer the
power to experience
being someone or
something they are not.
• Gives the wearer a new
identity and the freedom
to act differently.
Venice 1268 - 1797
• Masks concealed identities so
people could do sinful acts or
break the law with impunity.
• The mask was an outlet to escape
everyday life that didn’t allow for
privacy.
• A few times a year (usually during
religious festivals) masks were
banned
• From Dec 26 – Shrove Tuesday,
masks are encouraged and
continue to this day – Venetian
Carnival.
• Masks served an important social purpose of
keeping every citizen on an equal playing field.
• On October 17, 1797 Venice became part of
Austria and masked celebrations were outlawed.
• Now masks are worn during the week long
celebration of Mardi Gras.
http://touritaly.org/tours/venice/venice07.htm
to Disguise
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v123/ap
ennyworth/greenhornet/props/ghornetkato.jp
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Masks have long been
used in military
connections. A war mask
will have a malevolent
expression or hideously
fantastic features to instill
fear in the enemy.
The ancient Greeks and
Romans used battle
shields with grotesque
masks or attached
terrifying masks to their
armor, as did the Chinese
warrior.
Grimacing menpo, or mask helmets,
were used by Japanese samurai.
Greek Comedy Tragedy Masks
In Ancient Greece, masks depicted an extensive variety of
personalities, ages, ranks, and occupations.
Greek mask were designed to throw the voice with a built-in
megaphone device.
thatwoman.wordpress.com
It was possible for the Greek to impersonate a number of different
characters during the play simply by changing masks and costumes.
1. Create a mask that gives
the wearer special powers when
worn.
2. The mask must embody this power
in its appearance.
• Write a reflection that explains
how the decision to wear this
mask could have consequences
that affect relationships and
access to opportunities.
• Explain the elements and
principles of design you used to
create your mask.
TASK
Learning outcomes:
• become increasingly independent
in the realization of the creative process
• utilize a broad range of ways
to make meaning
• develop an awareness of their
personal preferences.
Examples of student work….
try to determine what power is being expressed in each….
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Power of masks power point presentation
Power of masks power point presentation
Power of masks power point presentation
Power of masks power point presentation
Power of masks power point presentation
Power of masks power point presentation
Power of masks power point presentation
Power of masks power point presentation
Power of masks power point presentation
Power of masks power point presentation
Power of masks power point presentation
Power of masks power point presentation
Power of masks power point presentation
Power of masks power point presentation
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References:
http://www.anymask.com/maskstore/historyofmask.html
http://bun.i.hosei.ac.jp/~engl/cfs/single/maskfethr.html
www.getimmediate.com/ cooling-collar/Masks.html
www.thecostumer.com/ store/subcat.cfm?subcatID=223
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/15965662/
http://www.deviantart.com/view/15556785/
http://www.deviantart.com/view/15556696/
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/16785183/
ise.uvic.ca/.../Rom/ UVic1998/ByScene/Rom1.5.html
http://theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,18245417-16947,00.html
www.thecostumeshop.net
Masks of the world
Student examples courtesy of Mrs Catherine Ho

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