The Importance Of Tribal Masks Summary

The main idea of this passage, “The Importance of Tribal Masks” is that tribal masks are more than just beautiful art. That the tribal masks have meaning. The subtitles in the passage are, “The Triable Artist”, “The wood”, “Adorning the Mask”, and “Using the Masks”. In “The Triable Artist” the author explains that the designs on the African triable masks are “ based on their personal style and their tribe’s traditions”. In “The Wood” the author explains that the artist of a mask can’t just cut down a tree. “the tribe performs a ceremony asking the tree for permission to cut it down.” The author also says that masks are usually made of wood because trees are considered to be an important part of “the natural world’. In “Adorning the Mask”