INTERNET RESEARCH HANDOUT

Transformation Masks, Grade 4

Look up the following site to see the art of the Northwest Coast artist, Richard Hunt:

http://www.artsconnected.org/artsnetmn/inn er/hunt.html

To see a totally different style of mask, look up the Sande Society mask of Africa at:

http://www.artsconnected.org/artsnetmn/iidentity/africa.html

What differences do you see between the Transformation mask and the Sande Society mask?

What kind of designs do you see? How are they different? How are they the same?

How is this mask used? How is the Transformation mask used?

Go on to the next site at:

http://www.artsconnected .org/artsnetmn/identity/ensor.html

Do people behave differently when they are wearing masks?

Can people "wear a mask" without putting a mask on?

ls the power of a mask in the mask or in the person's mind?

How are James Ensor's masks different from the Transformation mask and the Sande Society mask?

Continue by looking at:

http://www.artsconnected .org

In artsconnected, click on "art gallery". Type in the keyword "masks" and click on "go". There will be many more masks to look at or read about. Allow time for the students to browse and share with each other.
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