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Introduction to Man and Mask
| Content Provider | IGNCA - Man and Mask |
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| Description | Masks are primarily associated with ceremonies that have religious and social significance or are concerned with funerary customs, fertility rites, or the curing of sickness. Other masks are used on festive occasions or to portray characters in a dramatic performance and in reenactments of mythological events. The preservation or disposal of masks is often decreed by tradition. Many masks and often their form and function are passed down through clans, families, special societies, or from individual to individual. They are usually spiritually reactivated or aesthetically restored by repainting and redecorating, without destroying the basic form and symbolism. In many instances, however, the mask is used only for one ceremony or occasion and then is discarded or destroyed, sometimes by burning. Not until the late 19th and early 20th centuries were masks viewed out of their ceremonial contexts, appreciated as art objects, or studied as cultural artifacts. |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Ancient Human Practice Anthropology Anthropomorphic Art Work Art History Ceremonies and Practices Decorative Mask Disguise Drama Theraphy Museum Object Ornamentation Performance Performing Art Ritual Mask Sculpture |
| Content Type | Video |
| Resource Type | Visual Artwork |
