Masks in the First Nations and Inuit Cultures
First Nations material culture has become highly valued and has been recognized in the world of modern arts and culture. These views, however, often distract from current historical behavior towards the First peoples. The masks of the First Peoples are art pieces that are celebrated by the First peoples and Inuit cultures and are seen as powerful, incredible, and identity-making art. On the other hand, the art represents and shows the terrible travesties that were imposed on the First Peoples in Canada. These art act as reminders of the cultures of the First Nations and also as preservers of culture. They are reminders that these cultures still exist and that they are still being practiced in the 21st century. The masks are treated as art and are kept in the museums as artifacts used to preserve history and teach interested persons about the cultures of the communities associated with the masks. The art market highly values these pieces as they are used to dispel stereotypes associated with the people from these cultures as they are also used in films.
The masks were used by the Inuit Peoples during rituals and ceremonies. They were also used during song contest ceremonies. The masks resembled a human and an animal’s face combined as a way of showing the unity between humans and animals. The masks represented a particular spirit in which the wearer wore the mask associated with a particular spirit. The person wearing the mask also wore it as a representation of a particular animal. These masks, therefore, acted as representations of animals in personalized form. This is how the masks represented the beliefs between art and living things.
The masks were used by the Inuit Peoples during rituals and ceremonies. They were also used during song contest ceremonies. The masks resembled a human and an animal’s face combined as a way of showing the unity between humans and animals. The masks represented a particular spirit in which the wearer wore the mask associated with a particular spirit. The person wearing the mask also wore it as a representation of a particular animal. These masks, therefore, acted as representations of animals in personalized form. This is how the masks represented the beliefs between art and living things.
The masks were used by the Inuit Peoples during rituals and ceremonies. They were also used during song contest ceremonies. The masks resembled a human and an animal’s face combined as a way of showing the unity between humans and animals. The masks represented a particular spirit in which the wearer wore the mask associated with a particular spirit. The person wearing the mask also wore it as a representation of a particular animal. These masks, therefore, acted as representations of animals in personalized form. This is how the masks represented the beliefs between art and living things.
The masks were used by the Inuit Peoples during rituals and ceremonies. They were also used during song contest ceremonies. The masks resembled a human and an animal’s face combined as a way of showing the unity between humans and animals. The masks represented a particular spirit in which the wearer wore the mask associated with a particular spirit. The person wearing the mask also wore it as a representation of a particular animal. These masks, therefore, acted as representations of animals in personalized form. This is how the masks represented the beliefs between art and living things.