Mask Project: North America

it was hard to pick a decorative tradition for North America, because of all the rich cultural traditions of both the natives of the land and the settlers that colonized it.

in the end, i chose the carvings of the Northwest tribes, because they reside both in America and Canada, and the designs would be easier to cut out of cardstock.

"Moon Mask" from http://www.artnatam.com/first-nations/troy-roberts/gallery/moon-mask.html

native northwest carving is characterized by abstracted, highly decorative geometric forms.