#dance mask

[thatshowthingstarted]

Kwele (Bakwele),

Rare and Exceptional dance mask, Gabon, c. 1900

Carved wood, native trade paints, charring, pigment,

20 h × 12 w × 2 d in (51 × 30 × 5 cm)

[arthistoryanimalia]

#Woodensday :

Dance Mask Yup'ik artist, Alaska, c. 1900 Wood, pigment, vegetal fiber The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York L.2018.35.100 “The collective life force of all creatures past, present, and future is embodied in the depictions of #animals on this dance mask. Its bentwood hoop represents the border of the universe and encloses images of a humanoid spirit face, a #seal, a #fish, and a #loon - all within the grasp of a large human hand. A dancer would wear the mask in a winter ceremony honoring the animals who gave their lives during the year and ensuring their return in the coming season.”

[nononobodyunderstands]

Dance mask, Edo Period (17thC).

[squidinkarchives]

Detailed Carved Wooden Dancing Mask, Mexican Folk Art, Presumably Depicting Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico

[messoamerica]

Yupi’k dance mask • Kuskokwim, Alaska, USA • AD 1882

[arthistoryanimalia]

For #Woodensday:

K'iche' Maya animal dance masks on display at Penn Museum:

1. Jaguar, Deer, Bull, Monkey c.1960, wood, pigment, hair, deer antler.

2. Bull, Coyote, Boar x 2 c.1960-80, wood, pigment, hair, deer antler.

“Maya masks perform origin stories, connecting humans and supernatural beings. Monkey masks, used at festivals, recall a K'iche' Maya story of twin brothers turned into monkeys. Deer, jaguar, and boar masks are worn to perform an ancient deer hunt. In the Dance of the Cowboy, bull masks are used to satirize the Spanish bullfight.”

[nononobodyunderstands]

Dance mask, Edo Period (17thC-18thC).

[nononobodyunderstands]

Dance mask, Edo Period (18thC-19thC).