Masks reveal ourself true self through a different form as different features reveal different characteristics. Masks have been used widely through various cultures; as theatrical masks are used to hide one’s identity and disguise in Greek civilization to facilitate playing different and multiples personages, or mask used by the Iroquois Indians in (religious) rituals to cure diseases, or masks used as a funerary masks to honor the disease similar to the ancient Egyptian civilization. Other masks, such as hunting masks, were used to symbolize strength, or used to communicate with nature. Masks can symbolize certain dominant traits, features, ancestry, or imagination. The Majlion (ماجليون) is a mask that expresses my independence, kindness, and open-mindedness. The Majlion contains my name, which was given to me by my grandmother, a woman I truly admire and strive to be. The Majlion reflects its creator through the use of numerous animal characteristics that were incorporated into a single make, as each feature symbolizes a significant character traits, and reveals my animalistic side. …show more content…
With the use of multiple construction paper of a rich texture, the lion’s mane was constructed as the base of the mask. As the former President of the Student Council of Middle School, and the member of the leading charity group internationally (Les Roses Blanche of the Inner Wheel), and the eldest sister responsible for my younger siblings, I found it suitable to use a lion, not only to represent strength, but to represent leadership. Moreover, using silver graphite and 2 layers of deep ocean-blue construction paper, I constructed a