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All Bobo masks serve as a means of contact between human beings and these deities; some represent the deities themselves while others, called bolo masks, depict animals and people. Bolo masks such as this one are usually danced for entertainment. The art of Burkina Faso is the product of a rich cultural history.
The Huichol have a long history of beading, making the beads from clay, shells, corals, seeds and more and using them to make jewelry and to decorate bowls and other items. The "modern" beadwork usually consists of masks and wood sculptures covered in small, brightly colored commercial beads fastened with wax and resin.
The masks are used in dances, where the dancer may "open" the mask via a series of strings in order to reveal a second figure, usually a "human" mask concealed within an animal exterior. Transformation masks are constructed from several sections, the outer sections come together to form the animal or mythological form, which then split to the ...
The first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade took place in November 1924. Take a look at photos showing how it's evolved over the last 100 years. ... Santa Claus and his elves wore face masks to the ...
Animals are common subjects in African masks. Animal masks typically embody the spirit of animals, so that the mask-wearer becomes a medium to speak to animals themselves (e.g. to ask wild beasts to stay away from the village); in many cases, nevertheless, an animal is also (sometimes mainly) a symbol of specific virtues.
For Thanksgiving this year, animal sanctuaries like the Gentle Barn, in California, want you to sponsor one of their adorable turkeys instead of eating one. (Photos courtesy of the Gentle Barn)
PEOPLE spoke with Dr. Aya Alt, a veterinarian and the medical director of VCA Broadway Animal Hospital and Pet Center in Boulder, Colorado, about what Thanksgiving foods are safe for pets and ...
Masks used in theatrical performances and dances varied widely: from depictions of the various animals of the Mesoamerican world, to images of old men and women generally for comedic relief, to designs that made fun of neighboring ethnic groups. [2] Mask from Teotihuacan at the Art Institute of Chicago.