Difference between "están hechas" and "se hacen"?

Question

I came across two sentences in the same article. I cannot understand the difference between them:

Las máscaras están hechas de coco.

Los dientes se hacen de bambú.

Could anyone help me with the difference between "están hechas" and "se hacen"? Many thanks!

Answer 1

maybe grammatically, but I see not difference in their meaning.

están hechas=verb + adjective

(notice that the past participle of the verb hacer=hecho, is showing concordance since it is being used as an adjective (plural, feminine to match máscaras)

se hacen is the passive se. You could also use the passive voice by writing "son hecho" (ser+past participle)

Using any of the 3 methods, they all mean=they are made

Answer 2

I would use the first one if the second one could be confused with the reflexive construction in your sentence. For example, se hace could also mean he, she, or y or it becomes. or you become

Answer 3

Thank you!