Australian Aboriginal Mask Craft

Printable pattern for aboriginal mask craft

January 26th is Australia Day! Kids learn about Australia as they make their own Australian Aboriginal mask. Aboriginal  artists used dots of color in their paintings. Experiment with this style by using natural colors to decorate printable masks. This would be a fun exercise for Girl Scouts Thinking Day.

There is a Didgeridoo on the Australian Crafts page to go with your mask.

Trivia

Aboriginal Masks were traditionally made from natural materials which included wood, shell, ochre and other pigments; bark-cloth and resin. Source: Sidmartin Bio – Where did aboriginal masks originate?

Supplies
  • Skin Tone Card Stock
  • Mask Pattern
  • Q-Tips
  • Paint
  • Scissors
Instructions
  1. Click on printables and print the mask pattern. Cut around the outside.
  2. Dab Q-tips in paint and press on the mask to make interesting circular patterns.
Patterns, Templates and Printables

Click on the pattern below to open it in a new window to print at the correct size

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2 thoughts on “Australian Aboriginal Mask Craft”

  1. Dan Umali says:

    where can we buy/get aboriginal masks

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