Year 5 were very lucky to have the chance to engage in a workshop making African masks for world week. Before we made the masks from clay and then painted them and decorated them, we looked at traditional examples. We had a fantastic time!
Mask Making in Year 5
Year 5 were very lucky to have the chance to engage in a workshop making African masks for world week. Before we made the masks from clay and then painted them and decorated them, we looked at traditional examples. We had a fantastic time!
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