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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Myra Wysinger: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Doug M: 6) The use of masks in ceremonies to reperesent gods and animal spirits. (same as above)[/QUOTE]My question: Did the people of Ancient Egypt have masks like they had in other parts of Africa? I found this: Ka masks were placed on the sarcophagus of the deceased to aid the person's spirit after death. The Egyptians believed that the spirit could wander freely from its tomb to revisit places and people it had known in life. However, if the spirit could not find its body upon its return, the spirit would be cursed to wander the earth forever without anywhere to rest. Fortunately, a ka mask, modeled after the appearance of the deceased inside, would allow the spirit to recognize its sarcophagus upon its return. AGE: Late Period, ca. 600-400 B.C. Type of mask: [URL=http://www.trocadero.com/janus/items/276028/item276028store.html#item]Web Page[/URL] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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