Masks are one of the most spiritually important art forms developed in Africa. Among the masks many uses were; communicating with spirits and ancestors‚ serving as teaching aids in gender specific initiation ceremonies‚ tools for maintaining order‚ enhancements for reenacted stories and myths‚ symbols of rank and power‚ and a record for past leaders. I will be focussing on masks from the first three categories. The masks‚ which are all Helmet style masks from West and Central Africa‚ illustrate
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The Man in the Iron Mask A.P. Euro In the Man in the Iron Mask Hollywood uses characters from Alexandre Dumas’ D’Artagnan Romances‚ and is very loosely portrays Louis IIV’s reign as ruthless leader. The movie attempts to explain the mystery of the Man in the Iron Mask‚ using a plot that depicts the man in the mask as Loius XIV’s twin brother Philippe. Much historical fiction can be found as the director loosely interprets Louis XIV’s reign. Louis XIV in real life
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world with an intake of Egyptian lifestyles. Golden Mask Tutankhamun was a young Egyptian pharaoh and was considered to be a living god and worshipped as a divine being. His social status is clearly seen as a divine being as he had a miraculous golden funeral mask that was placed on his face in his tomb. He wears a royal headcloth called the “nemes”. It is patterned with stripes of blue glass and gold. The “nemes” is only worn by pharaohs. This mask of Tutankhamun is an example of the highest artistic
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"The Mask of Apollo" revolves around the adventures of Nikeratos‚ a young actor who travels the countryside of ancient Greece and Sicily while performing in various plays. In one play‚ Kadmos by Sophokles the Younger‚ Nikeratos is required to wear an old mask of Apollo as part of his costume. The mask is fifty years old and is rumored to bring good luck. Nikeratos is impressed with the mask and comes to believe that it possesses special powers. He begins to make reverent gestures toward it as when
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In “The Mask of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe a prominent theme is that people can’t just run away from your problems‚ eventually‚ they will catch up to them. In “The Mask of the Red Death” is very clear that the main problem in the story‚ it is the red death. The red death is not meant to be thought of as real plague; it is a symbolism for the problems that await us and in the case of the book‚ the problem of death. The people inside the castle are sheltering themselves from the red death. They
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I looked down at him clutching my legs in a death grip. Just then‚ a hand looped over my mouth. “Give me all your money!” yelled someone behind me. I glanced backwards and saw someone of huge physique threatening me menacingly. He wore a black mask. The word ‘Robbery’ was crystal clear in my mind. Could it be because I always boasted about my wealth? A moment of paralysis struck me. I froze in paramount fear. Trembling with fear‚ I capitulated and fished out my wallet which had a massive two
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Victor Hoang /Jack Nguyen; Period 4 Art Analysis AP Art History; 2015-2016; Silvertooth Title: Bundu Mask or Sowei Helmet Mask Artists/Architecture: Made by Sande Society and Mende People‚ carved by a male carver Date: Late 19th – Early 20th Centuries 250: Y Period/Culture: Pan-West African‚ Mende Location: Moyamba District‚ Sierra Leone‚ Liberia‚ Guinea‚ Ivory Coast‚ Brooklyn Museum Scale/Size: 39.4 cm x 23.5 cm x 26 cm Patron: Sande Society; Sande
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Assignment: Statistics Thesis Abstract Pangan‚ Emmanuel S. MT1311 Submitted to: Sir Ferdinand Villamento 1. THE TAX REFORM ACT OF 1986 AND FINANCIAL LEVERAGE REVISITING THE MODIGLIANI-MILLER THEOREM Courtney A. Hopley February‚ 2003 Economics Major Despite the fact that the Tax Reform Act of 1986 was the most sweeping tax reform effort in recent US history‚ critics are concerned that the act could have worsened the distortion of corporate financing decisions by failing
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about the Noh drama masks‚ as the masks are the soul of the Noh drama. Without the masks‚ most people wouldn’t realize that this is the Noh drama; the masks are very important as a symbol for the Noh drama. Besides being symbolic of the Noh drama‚ the masks also include much history and skill. The four topics I am going to talk about in this research paper are the history of the masks‚ how they were made‚ the different types of masks‚ and the changing of the expressions on the mask. The histories
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Masks‚ what they are and why they’re beneficial Ian Afseth April 10‚ 2015 7/8 What is a mask? You probably know what a physical mask is‚ but what about
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