Baule mask Ivory Coast wood height: 43 in. (109 cm.) base by wood artist Kichizô Inagaki (1876–1951) (image courtesy Christie’s) Popularly known as the “Krugier-Picasso mask,” a 19th century West ...

Catalog of an exhibition held at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, November 10, 2018-February 24, 2019. AFA copy 39088019017003 Gift from Janet Stanley. Contents Masking in Congo : ...

PERSONA : MASKS OF AFRICA : IDENTITIES HIDDEN AND REVEALED ANNEMARIE BOUTTIAUX WITH PHOTOGRAPHS BY FRÉDÉRIC DEHAEN AND A TEXT BY ROGER PIERRE TURINE ...

Masks are worn for performance, entertainment, disguise, concealment, or protection. They have been around since ancient times and have been used in ceremony, storytelling, and dramatic enactment.

When 24-year-old Fardowsa Ibrahim signed up for a tailoring course, she didn’t imagine that six months later, she would be making face masks – much sought-after protection made necessary by the global ...