What patterns or designs that have an African mask, and what do they mean?
I need to know what the DOTS models, hair, colors, etc. mean in an African mask. For example: red means blood & blood, blue signifies innocence, etc. There is a huge variety of masks used in Africa. In West Africa, masks are used in masquerades that form part of religious ceremonies enacted to communicate with spirits and ancestors. Examples are the masquerades of the Yoruba, Igbo and Edo cultures, including Egungun Masquerades and Northern Edo Masquerades. The masks are usually carved with extraordinary skill and variety of artists who have generally received their training as apprentice a master carver – frequently it is a tradition that has been transmitted within a family through many generations. A Such artist occupies a respected position in tribal society because of work he / she creates, embodying not only the building complex, technical, but also spiritual / social and symbolic knowledge. [1] African masks are also used in the Mas or Masquerade of the Caribbean Carnival. Fang
