Day One: Sketch the Artwork and Information / Characteristics.
Kongo Tribe: Power Figure
wood, nails, blades, shells
Used to bless, harm, cause death or give life!
Fetish : and object believed to have magical powers.
Day Two: Sketch the Artwork and Information / Characteristics.
Great Mosque of Djenne'
Mud brick and Straw (adobe)
Modern Day Mali
Largest mud-brick mosque in the world!
Day Three: Create a Memory Board
What shapes and beads would you use? What memories would you record?
Luba Tribe
Wood / shells / beads / misc.
Board tells story. Only certain tribesman can translate.
Day Four: Create Writing (3-8 Sentences)
If you had a Power Figure.....how would you use it?
Day Five: Sketch the Artwork and Information / Characteristics.
Mende Tribe: Bundu Mask
Wood / cloth / fibers
Used in ritual to celebrate women who enter adulthood.
Worn on top of head and danced by men!