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Some sources of ideas for MASKS...
Here are a few ideas for sources of inspiration on Aztec/Mexican masks. First, LOOK AT OUR MEXICAN MASKS PHOTO GALLERY - link below. Next, you’ll find many examples of masks made in UK schools by visiting our School Displays page (photo, right, taken at Waltham Cross Infants School). After that...
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| ‘Three Aztec Masks’ poster (Zazzle) |
... remember there’s a UK source of posters, orderable online, which offers a surprising number of posters with Mexican themes (Allposters.co.uk) - go to the link on our Other Mexico Links page. And follow the link below to some attractive posters on pre-Hispanic Mexico (zazzle.com)
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| ‘Cut & Make Mexican Masks’ (Dover) |
... books. We’ve seen a nice section on making an Aztec mosaic mask in ‘Making Masks for Children’ by Gillian Chapman & Pam Robson, MacDonald Books, 1995. Then there’s a highly practical Dover Publications book ‘Cut & Make Mexican Masks’ (click on Books, right and follow the link to Dover)
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| Aztec ‘figure with cactus’ from Stencil Kingdom |
... stencils. Check out the range of stencils available from Stencil Kingdom in Warwickshire (link below).
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| ‘Footsteps: the Aztecs’ contains simple instructions for making half a dozen Aztec crafts (Click on image to enlarge) |
... more on books. When we visited Kennington CE Primary School in Ashford, Kent, the children came to our presentation bearing home-made Aztec eagle helmets and feather fans. The ideas came from ‘Footsteps: the Aztecs’ by Sally Hewitt (Watts Books, London, 1996)
Mexican Masks Photo Gallery
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