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Malinke Masks

  • There are no specific types of Malinke masks but most are called ntomo masks
  • Malinke masks incorperate many designs and features from its neighbors

General Shape

  • Many geometric shapes
  • distinct characteristics
  • big forehead
  • triangular nose

They are usually in the shape of:

  • horses
  • spirits and gods
  • antelopes
  • other animals found near them

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Malinke History cont.

Uses

  • After the fall of Mali, most became slaves and spread around Guinea, Mali, The Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast

  • Malinke people are agricultural so many of the designs of their mask have to do with livestock

They are used for and are important because of:

  • ceremonies
  • dances
  • masqueraders

They help heighten dramatic performance and showings in the ceremony

Malinke Brief History

  • The Malinke people are known as the people of Mali from their heritage

  • The Mali Empire is a medieval merchant empire

Materials

Most Malinke Masks are made out of the following:

  • wood
  • metal
  • cloth

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Malinke Tribe

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