Masks on!
From history to today, wearing masks
A mask means “Face without a body”
The oldest masks were made out of animals, wood, and plant materials
There are five types of masks
-celebration masks
-ritual masks
-safety masks
-mask in sports
-performance masks
Celebration masks
Carnivale masks
-worn during street
Fairs and masked balls
-meant to protect
Identity
DInagyang Masks
Worn during filipino
Street festivals
Each masks represents
A tribe and their
Dance style
African Fatima masks
A massive festival in
Africa that shows off
Masks of tribes all
Throughout the continent
JUnkanoo Masks
Typically homemade,
Accompanied by loud
music
Worn during
festivals in
The caribbean for major
Holidays
Day of the dead
Worn as face paint
Made of plaster
Meant to honor
And celebrate
The dead
Dancing devils
From venezuela
Takes a year to
make
Meant to warn
People about the
Devil and bad
spirits
REd goblin masks`1
Japanese
Worn during the
Festival of tricks
And martial arts
Represents
Mischeviousness
Ritual/ceremonial masks
Egyptian priest masks
Covered the shoulders and whole head, sat taller than the wearer to make them look larger and god like
The shape of ritual
masksTells a story
African masks are considered most detailed in the worl because of their association between peoples looks and inner spirit
-Closed eyes means tranquility
And peace
-a big forehead is wisdom
-big eyes are used to scare people in war
-large chins is power and strength
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The north western african Baule mask
-worn when welcoming distinguished visitors
-worn at important funerals
-round shape represents the SUN
-horns represent the strong buffalo
-rectangle mouth is necessary
Dan masks of western africa
Extremely sacred
Made out of wood
Used for protection and spirit communication
People carry small masks for protection
The perfect symmetry of the mask represents balance between humans and spirits
Woyo masks of central africa
Worn during ritual dances to help social standings
Colored dots on a white background- the colors of the dots represent powers and can be repainted to renew the magical strength
Bwa mask of north west africa
Meant to give great powers to the wearer
Represents owls
The geometric shape patterns represent rhythm. Rhythm represents strong spirit
Worn during coming of age ceremonies
Sun masks of canada
THe sun masks were worn to ritualize the blessings of
the sun and various other
Animals
The sun is viewed as a source of life and without it there would be darkness and death and it takes centre stage in the origin stories of the Kwakwaka’wakw
Mawa masks of australia
Mean to connect you with the spirit world
The large size represents knowledge
Performance masks
Ancient greek theater
Represented comedy and tragedy
Kabuki masks
Worn in japanese theater
lines represent nobility. Green lines represent supernatural. Red lines represent passion, hedonism, and other positive things. Blue or black lines represents jealousy, villainy, and other negative things.e theater
Beijing opera masks
Modern theater
Used to bring larger than life ideas to the stage
Masks in sports
Hockey masks
Diving masks
Kendo mask
Fencing mask
Baseball catcher
Field hockey mask
Safety masks
Plague doctor masks
One of the first known instances of wearing masks to protect against an illness was the plague doctor masks
The beaks in the masks held nice smelling herbs and flowers, thought to protect against illness
THe NEaly Smoke mask
Scientists discovered that small particles travelled in the air- gas! But these particles could be stopped by bigger particles- cloth and fabric.
The first fire fighter respirator was created to stop smoke
Cowboy bandanas
Protected from dust when riding
Protected from unknown diseases when travelling new country
Early medical masks
Doctors realized that they could prevent getting patients sick with better healthy measures
-washing hands
-gloves
-masks
-keeping hair out of the face
THe SPanish flu
In the early 1900s, the spanish flu was ravaging countries, and doctors recommended cotton masks similar to the ones we sued today .
Mask use reinforced in public
During the flu epidemic, people would be turned away from shops and public transportation for not wearing a mask, just like today
THe surgical mask
The most popular kind of mask for pandemics and doctors
They are NOT made of woven materials, they are made of ‘blown’ material which means there are little no holes
They are harder to come upon
They do not prevent you from breathing in germs, but help you to not breathe any of your own out
Respirators
Actively prevents you from breathing in bad materials
Popular for construction workers, to not breathe in bad substances when working on buildings
The CLoth Mask
The cloth mask was very popular in the 1960s, but stopped being as popular because surgical masks are more effective
Now that there are a shortage of surgical masks, these are much more popular because they are easier to get