Daily Archives: 29 maig 2010

AFRICAN CRAFTS

This is a crosscurricular work . In our English lessons pupils read an African story and knew about musical instruments. Then, they spent some Art lessons making these crafts.
our african crafts
African masks
There are an enormous variety of masks used in Africa, with special meanings for the different cultures and made of natural materials (wood, ivory, leather or pottery).
Our masks are made of cardboard and decorated with raffia and tempera. The point is they have a symmetrical shape.

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Dolls

These African dolls look colorful and rustic. Each doll carries a basket on her head or a hand held tray.

They are made of paper and glue and decorated with tempera and a fabric headdress. Do you like our clothing designs? They are unique.

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Drums

The original djembes are made of wood and covered by a membrane. To make our drums we recycled differents cans and decorated them . The membrane is a balloon.

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