has also been added to the Carnival with the presence of the tassa drum. The Trinidad Carnival has also included pre-Columbian sources into its mas. The presence of Amerindian costumes can be dated back as early as 1848 and is still today existent through the works of people such as Lionel Jagessar. According to JW Nunley in Caribbean Festival Arts, "...the spirits of the original settlers return each year to Carnival."
             The creation of the mas through the craftsmanship of costume design does indeed add to the richness of Carnival artistry. Materials used in costume design include fiberglass poles, Styrofoam, beads, bones and rubber. Today, the process of costume design is done chiefly in the mas camps with the masqueraders adding little and nothing to their costumes. However, there are costumes that are still paying attention to individualism in mas and an example of this is Sailor mas. Here, an individual is able to enhance his costume by adding various personal styles. Items such as mirrors, sequins, bottle caps and naval badges are added to the costumes to create a sense of character. Costume design also incorporates the art of wire bending which further aids in the movement of the costume. An example of this would be "Queen Diana Goddess of the Hunt" which was featured in W Berkeley's Rain Forest band of 1983. The costume was quite a large structure, however, it was able to imitate the movement of the wings of a bird. The wire bending technique used allowed for the movement of the costume and so the costume appeared even more realistic for not only did it look like a bird but also it moved like one. Thr
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