African-inspired Masks
Create an African-inspired mask using cardboard shaping, cutting, and embellishment techniques.
Artwork: Kuba people, Ngady A Mwaash Face Mask, 19th – 20th century, wood, pigment, cloth, glass beads, cowrie shells. Museum purchase with funds provided by The Anne E. Charch Bequest, 1991.1
Materials Needed
• pencil
• scissors
• Elmer’s glue®
• acrylic paint
• empty cereal box
• scrap paper (9”x12”)
• spray bottle or paintbrush
• optional: X-acto knife
• optional: painter’s tape
• optional: beads or yarn