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Slide 4 How is most African Art different from most western Art? NyalpP1:The difference between African art and Western African is that the African art is made to be used for daily life rather than be hung up for decoration. African art can be used for many purposes for example, they can be used for dancing, eating, singing, and many other purposes. Western African art is made to represent something either for religion, celebration, or to tell about their past.
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**EmmaHP6**: Most African Art is different from most Western because Western Art is created to be hung up or placed on a pedestal and all African art has a purpose. Traditional African Art is meant to be touched, talked to, danced with, slept with, sat upon, fed, worn, as well as aesthetic impact and pleasure. Since the art is meant to be used for certain purposes, people who are going to use them must know truly understand everything that the art can do.  ==ColleenDP7: Most western African art is made to be hung on a wall or put on a pedestal to be veiwed by others. Traditional African art is made to be used, here are some of the uses: you can touch, sleep with, talk to, dance with, fed, worn, and this art provides an asthetic impact and pleasure.==

What are some purposes that masks serve in African society?


NyalpP1:Masks serve as many purposes for the Africans. A few purposes that they served for was teaching, making laws, policing, entertaining, and contacting the spirit world. One type of mask was used in a Bush School to comfort boys who were going through initiation rites. Boys go to bush schools to learn about becoming a man and learning the responsibilities that were required to pass through the initiation rites. The masks were used to celebrate the graduation of the boys becoming men.

 


EmmaHP6:  Some purposes that the mask serve in African society are teaching, making laws, policing, entertaining, and contacting the spirit world. This mask was made by the Dan People of Liberia, and the purpose of this was for young boys in bush schools reassure and comfort boys who are about to go through the process to become a man.


== ColleenDP7: African masks serve for different purposes like teaching, making laws, policing, enteraining, and for contacting the spirit world. This preticular mask was used to help men who attend a bush school prepare for their initation ceremonies. ==




NyalpP1: Masks and other ritual objects can only be used by certain people in the community. Usually these people must belong to a special group within the community in order to gain the right to use these special and powerful objects. Often, to join these groups people must undergo special training, trials, and tests before they can be initiated into (or join) these societies. For example, to use the deangle mask, someone must be involved with the male initiation ritual.

EmmaHP6: Ritual objects, such as masks, can only be used by certain people in a community. These people, are normally living in the same group, and have to take special training, trials and tests before they can join these societies. For example, to use the deangle mask, someone must be about to go through the initiation ceremony.

== ColleenDP7: A member of society would get to wear and use this mask if they were a part of a certain group. To belong in one of these groups you have to undergo training, trials and tests. To use the deanle mask you have yo be involved with the male initation ritual. ==