The Art Of Tribal Face Painting

Remember, the Indians are preparing for war in western movies? Tribal face painting was offered long before the bile and expressive face paintings in today's society. It 'still possible, respected face painting of American Indians in the area of festivals in the United States is seen today.

Tribal face painting is not alone and has never been but a prelude to war. It 'is included in many types of festivals in other countries. Tribes have faces for weddings, religious reasons, celebrations of new birth, victory over successful hunt, and as a way to paint their help fire stories.

Native American tribes have their face painting seriously. They developed their own paints from earthy materials, such as roots, berries, bark and clay. (Woe to him who is the potential for severe allergic reactions to these natural substances!) The colors of her make-up instead of meanings, such as: red for war, black for living (sounds strange, but true) , white for peace, green for night vision, yellow for mourning.

African tribal art made with relevance as well, with a spiritual significance. Red blood, and fire is associated with sexuality.

Aboriginal art face is used in ceremonies. The Tiwi tribe in practice initiation rites in Australia for children with tribal face painting as part of their performances. Yanyuwa people in the Northern Territory of Australia practice rituals on a beach. They paint their faces and bodies with ocher clay and enact the deeds of the mythical beings of the past. Then rinse in water to develop people. (For more information about the true clay is reddish-brown or yellow ocher containing iron, is used as a pigment).

Hunters from around the world, not to those who are limited as tribal, often paint their faces with camouflage paint. Dedicated American hunters believe firmly in the art of camouflage from head to toe! Tribal hunters can paint their faces and bodies of signal they are going to hunt or to distinguish them in their group, such as those who do the hunting for food.

In Kenya, Kikuyu men don highly stylized headdresses and wear face paint for warrior dances.

A place, a person is almost certain to see painted faces, is located in a parade or a festival. There is a Japanese festival called Shichi-go-san, instead of November 15.And 'for girls aged between 3 and 7 and boys aged between 3 and 5 Parents bring their children to shrines for special blessings for healthy growth. The boys wear dresses. The girls wear kimonos. Often you will see, Japanese dolls dressed in brightly colored kimonos, wearing wooden clogs called geta. Their faces will be painted entirely white except for red lips. The hair will be decorated with floral ornaments.

The tribes have also been known to paint the faces of wooden masks for dances.They wear costumes, often with painted designs on the arms, chest and legs. In general, there are the shoes worn in the dances and the dances often tell stories or celebrations.