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African Mask

African Mask

Africa RoomMarch 14, 2023

AFRICAN MASK

By: Jayla (student)

Sometimes African masks look like animals and are used in dances for weddings, funerals, and initiation rites.  This mask is an example of a zebra mask from Kenya. 
Kenya is a country in East Africa and is the 27th most populous country in the world.  
The so-called “Big Five”  animals of Africa are the lion, leopard, buffalo, rhinoceros, and elephant. The zebra is a part of this famous wildlife too.
African animal masks have also inspired masks of similar style in places as far as Indonesia, in the Asmat region.
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