Guiding Questions for BUK MASK

(You should find answers to these in the small article and video)

• WHEN were masks like this one worn? What would happen?

• What else would be worn with the mask?

• WHO wore the mask?

• What kind of bird is represented at the top?

• Where is the Torres Strait?

• What primary material was used to make this mask?

• What material is the hair made of on this mask?

• WHO does this mask represent?

• What does the beard suggest?

• What is a totem?

• By the late 1800s, what caused the creation and use of these masks to come to a stop (for the most part)?

• A source from the 1930s accounts for something that suggests these masks were very important to the people of the Torres Strait. What does that source suggest?