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Description:	West Coast Native Indian Art incorporates the use of design and legends to create a unique look unique any other art form in the world. It is strongly characterized by even distribution of weight and movement, so space-filling using traditional forms and legendary figures is an important principle of this art ......... the curve of a fin, may become the beak of a bird whose eye will contain a spirit design and so on. Although traditional ovoid shapes, eye, claw and feather shapes are used, each individual artist incorporates these shapes to his own advantage along with some of his own designs to create unique pieces of art which distinguish his work from others. The symbols of the Native Cultures of the northwest have similar meanings, although the legends associated with them may be slightly different. These explanations are meant to be a guide to a better understanding of what each symbol stands for.
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Description:	This dance is designated as intangible cultural property in Yamagata hyon in Japan. The 'rice-planting dance', which starts with 'to be happy, to be happy in the spring????', has been launched since the middle age of Edo period in order to pray for good harvest and cheer the farmers.
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Added on:	11-Oct-2002
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Description:	Kagura masks are primarily made from Washi, or Japanese paper. The mask is made by layering the paper onto a plaster mask mold, removing the paper once it has dried, and then hand painting the mask. The paper masks are much lighter than the original wood masks used in the past, which allows quick, free movement during a performance
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Description:	By Susan Cochrane In the Torres Strait Islands there are no art schools and art galleries like on mainland Australia. Many cultural objects are created and enjoyed for local purposes. Dance costumes and accessories are among the most important and distinctive creations of Torres Strait Islander culture. Some of the earliest known examples are the magnificent articulated turtleshell masks, such as those collected by the 1898 Cambridge Expedition to the Torres Strait, which are acknowledged treasures of the Torres Strait people's cultural and artistic heritage.
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Added on:	03-Feb-2001
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Description:	A set of 12 beautifully carved and painted wood pre-colonial Mayan folk masks with real glass eyes and original costumes is now offered on the market for the first time. These 12 masks belong to the Ketchi "Cortez" dance and were made before the turn of the century in Guatamala. They then found their way into the Maya Mountains of Belize where they were used until 1981. There is documentation of their use in Belize's national Independence Day celebration. This is a powerful collection and has a very intersting story about how they had to be exorcized after being acquired. Many wood folk masks from Meso-America, due to the tropical climate and the custom of destroying the masks after their use makes finding an intact collection more than fifty years old very unusual. Most of the folk masks on the market today have been made for the tourist market and have never been used in a legitimate folk ritual. This folk collection was used for more than a hundred years and brings with them the power of their history.
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Added on:	30-Mar-2003
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Description:	Masks, african art and primitive paintings African Art and Masks of the Guro African Art and Masks of the Dan: Dan Mask tribal art history and culture Bambara masks Mali Masks The Art of the African Mask African Art, Crafts, Masks and Pottery Masks of Africa African art museum. Tribal masks and statues of Africa.
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Added on:	13-Nov-2003
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Description:	African masks are not pieces of wood more or less decorative, but religious symbols that control the life of the village. They are linked with agrarian, funeral, and initiation rites. Each man has to carry out several rites, in order to be considered as a member of the community in his own right. On the other hand, the mask takes the vital strength of a being that runs away out when it dies, to control it, to avoid that it hurts someone, and to distribute it in benefit of the community. During the ritual dance, the bearer is protected by the mask, and it transforms him in another being. He must be dressed not to be recognised. The dress is also considered part of the mask, but the most important thing is the head, where the vital strength is
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Added on:	04-Oct-2002
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Description:	Agayuliyararput is the first exhibition of Native Alaskan Yup'ik material presented from a Yup'ik perspective. This Web exhibit highlights 27 Yup'ik objects from the National Museum of Natural History collection.
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Added on:	23-Apr-2001
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Description:	Balifolder - Bali tourism website Ritual dance drama, mask carving and lots more. Beautiful site.
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Added on:	29-Sep-2002
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Description:	Beautiful masks here. Online sale. " Shop Masks " Masks are powerful receptacles of wandering spirits, the divine and the demonic. For thousands of years masks have been used for rituals, protection and entertainment purposes and are considered sacred objects. Masked dramas, puppet shows, operas and ballets are vehicles of religious teachings in the Indonesian culture. Elaborate dance dramas use masks to bring to life mythological figures. Masked dramas may be performed to appease witches or gods to appeal for their support. Masked dancers are believed to possess the spirits of the mask. The spectacular dance tradition in Bali consists of four traditional drams. The Wayang Wong is drawn from Hindu legends dramatizing the Ramayana and the Mahabhrata. The Barong is a dance that expels evil spirits from villages it involves giant puppets and animals that are seen as protectors. The Topeng or masked theater tells stories of ancient kingdoms and provides a visual for people to relate to their ancestors and the Calonarang which is a call to appease and get the support of Durga, the Queen of witches and Goddess of death.
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Added on:	15-Jun-2002
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