Strong as an ox - and now wearable! Our printable ox mask celebrates one of humanity's most important working animals. The ox has been at the side of farmers and builders for thousands of years, pulling ploughs and carts across every continent on Earth. Perfect for farm animals school plays, history and ancient civilisations classroom projects, World Book Day, birthday parties, and powerfully determined imaginative play.

The ox turns up in history topics from ancient Egypt to the Iron Age to the American frontier - this mask works beautifully for Chinese New Year (the ox is one of the 12 zodiac animals) as well as general farm and history themes. Every mask comes with a full colour version AND a black and white line art version for colouring in.

5 Interesting Facts About Oxen!

An ox is simply a castrated bull that has been trained as a working animal - any breed of cattle can become an ox, though certain larger breeds like the Highland and Hereford were traditionally preferred.
Oxen have been used as draft animals for over 6,000 years - they were instrumental in the development of agriculture, allowing humans to plough far more land than was possible by hand.
Pound for pound, oxen are stronger than horses - they can pull heavier loads relative to their body weight and are more patient and easier to train, making them the preferred work animal in many traditional farming cultures.
The ox is the second animal in the Chinese zodiac - people born in ox years (1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021) are said to be hardworking, reliable and determined.
In many ancient cultures the ox was a sacred animal - Egyptian, Indian and Celtic traditions all attributed special spiritual significance to the ox as a symbol of strength, fertility and agricultural abundance.

Printable Ox Mask

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