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african masks are usually shaped to look similar to animals to blend in when they are hunting. they have been used for hundreds of years.

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ELLI NEILL
For more than a millennium, the art of such areas had formed part of Islamic art, although with many particular characteristics.

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ABI NEILL
The term "African art" does not usually include the art of the North Africa areas along the Mediterranean coast, as such areas had long been part of different traditions.

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One of the main elements of African art is that it is often created in the three- dimensions rather than two dimensions Emma Jackson

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African masks are usually made to look human or like animals or a combination of both.

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African masks are made to look like animals so they can blend in when they are hunting and they seem at one with nature 👍🏼

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African masks are used for fro

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African masks can be made to look intimidating to maybe scare animals when hunting or to look like animals when resembling something

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Masks often looked like animals and represented the spirit of the animal in religious ceremonies. The abstract nature of African art had an influence on the modern art movements of Europe.

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African Art is one of the biggest cultures ever with plays using masks made from wood which are also very unique with each one having so much character that each one is made distinct and noticeable with each other

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The human race is of African origin. The oldest known skeletal remains of anatomically modern humans (or homo sapiens) were excavated at sites in East Africa. Human remains were discovered at Omo in Ethiopia that were dated at 195,000 years old, the oldest known in the world.

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Rock paintings are the oldest known African art form; the oldest are thought to be 27,000 years old. The ancient Africans produced these artworks in caves and on rock faces.