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The Hawaiian gourd mask

Description:	by Sheri Anne Masuda The Hawaiian gourd mask has very distinct features that are consistent with other headdresses worn by the chief or ali?i of old Hawaii. A hollow gourd is the main piece of the mask. The brown gourd covers a person?s entire head similar to a protective helmet. The front of the mask has an opening, allowing the person to see and breathe. The opening is similar to the shape of a short dumbbell or a figure eight. It consists of two symmetrical circles connected with a wide but short horizontal cut out. This horizontal section is centered between the two circles. It is wide and just long enough to expose the person?s nose. A circle is formed beginning from each end of the nose cut out. The circle traces around the person?s eyebrow, then circling around the cheek bone, then finally connecting at the bottom of the horizontal nose section without exposing the person?s mouth.
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Added on:	19-May-2002
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Spirit Guides of Nature/Masks of Ned Bear Popular

Description:	Ned Bear's hand-carved wood masks are well known in Canada and beyond. His reputation has been as an established mask-carver for the past 20 years. Conceptualizing a traditional Plains Cree belief of the "Pawakon" (Spirit-helper), in a personal and sublime visual interpretations, is growing internationally notoriety. He presently resides within the city of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Added on:	17-Apr-2007
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Masks and Masked Movement around the world

Description:	+ link to maskmaking
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Added on:	09-May-2002
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Function and forms, general characteristics

Description:	From the store: anymask.com The Making Of Masks The Wearing Of Masks The Role Of The Spectator Meaning And Aesthetic Response Preservation And Collecting Social And Religious Uses Funerary And Commemorative Uses Therapeutic Uses Festive Uses Theatrical Uses Additional Reading
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Added on:	09-May-2002
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Jacques Lecoq

Description:	A commemorative site for Jacques Lecoq.
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Added on:	28-Apr-2002
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THE HISTORY OF THE PARADE OF THE DANCING GIANTS IN PAMPLONA

Description:	In 1620 it is recorded that a carpenter, Joan de Torrobas, was paid 88 "reales" to mend four Giants. It was the custom around that time to parade Giants in the evenings, after the bullfights, which were adorned with crackers and fireworks,(not unlike the present-day mechanical contrivance of the "Torch Bull" borne by a human) and which were frolicked around the square, before eventually ending up on the bonfire. This practice of having Giants in the celebrations continued through the greater part of the XVIII century, until in 1780, The King, Carlos III, banned " the use of dancing Giants for leading any religious processions inside or outside all churches within this Kingdom" (by Royal Decree of tenth of July, 1780) which put a stop to the use of any Giants during the San Fermin celebrations.
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Added on:	08-Nov-2002
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FAUSTWORK THEATRE

Description:	USA - Group that does it all.. Make masks, performs, teaches......
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Added on:	27-Dec-2000
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Inger's CarnevalSite

Description:	This article is a trip around the world of carnival. It is in danish, but it contains a link collection about carnival in German and English.
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Added on:	27-Dec-2000
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Masks Theme Page

Description:	This "Theme Page" has links to information about Masks. Students and teachers will find curricular resources (information, content...) to help them learn about this topic. In addition, there are also links to instructional materials (lesson plans) which will help teachers provide instruction in this theme
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Added on:	27-Dec-2000
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BEDU MASQERADE - AFRICA

Description:	BEDU is a plankmask which is used throughout the Bondoukou region of C?te d'Ivoire,West Africa. Although it resembles other plankmasks from Burkina Faso, Mali or northern Ghana, Bedu is a unique, regional creation.
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Added on:	27-Dec-2000
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