South American masks were diverse depending on the country using them. The masks were used in many celebrations. There were also masks that the people wore to honor the dead at funerals.
ceremonies
Trade blankets were used in various ways. They made simple and easy substitutes for animal skin robes for winter warmth - hides meant a great deal of work on the part of the women, so blankets were a welcome replacement with little or no work involved. In the north, many tribes made coats from blanket material - these are termed capotes or parkas and usually had a hood attached. Tribes such as the Crows soon learned to make men's leggings of blanket material with distinctive beaded designs at the bottom edge. Plains tribes used blankets to make simple pad saddles on men's horses, or allowed the blanket to entirely cover the rear half of the horse. Blanket material was also cut to make masks for war horses. Some tribes made "sweat lodges" - think sauna, but with spiritual cleansing purposes. These could be covered with blankets instead of the earlier buffalo hides. The links below take you to images of some uses for blankets:
1. The western plains buffalo was essential to their survival there -- meat, clothing (from skins), bones (for cutting tools, sewing needles, etc.), sinew (bow strings, attaching arrow head to arrow, etc.) 2. They used plants to make string, thread, and rope.
Masks for dancing, rattles to warn people off, and serving dishes reflected the Kwakiutl's respect for the spirits they felt around them.
The Sioux Indians did make masks. Many Native American tribes made masks. There were different types of masks for different purposes.
for special ceremonies
African masks are often used in cultural ceremonies and rituals to represent spirits or ancestors, while Native American masks are used for storytelling, healing, and ceremonial purposes. African masks tend to be more stylized and abstract, representing supernatural beings, while Native American masks often depict animals or ancestral spirits in a more naturalistic way. Additionally, African masks are typically made from wood, while Native American masks can be made from various materials such as wood, leather, or cloth.
they were used as gifts and to scare off their enemy.
They were made of wood and cut according to the shape decided .
massaii
Masks that are south american. ...
No only Northwestern
South American masks were diverse depending on the country using them. The masks were used in many celebrations. There were also masks that the people wore to honor the dead at funerals.
wood and animals skin
a luba mask is used in Ghana for celebration and in tribes things like that
Both the tribes used turquoise stone, gold and metal in their masks and jewellery.