Kimbell Art Museum is growing its collection of African sculptures with two new acquisitions from one of the largest private collections in the world. The Fort Worth museum acquired “Reliquary ...

Photographer Selim Harbi was drawn to West Africa for its culture and its handicrafts – specifically, its masks. When he visited the region in 2014, he spent time asking people all about the masks: ...

As a young girl growing up in southeastern San Diego’s Shelltown neighborhood, Denise Rogers spent time flipping through the pages of Time and Life magazines her mother kept on their coffee table. At ...

African masks are rich in culture and history, representing various traditions and communities across the continent ...

Reviewed by Kris L. Hardin in African studies review (Atlanta, GA) 34 (1) April 1991, pages 137-138. Contents I. Masking in Nigeria: Igala masks / R.A. Sargent -- The Gelede masked dance and Ketu ...

“New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations,” New Orleans Museum of Art and Yale University Press, 264 pages. The New Orleans Museum of Art’s New African Masquerades exhibition, ...

Yinka Shonibare, in a New York show, uses African styles and traditions to highlight their integral role in the foundation of modern art. By Laura van Straaten Reporting from London This article is ...

Lyombe “Leo” Eko moves with practiced care as he lifts one mask in particular, a composition of wood and paint from West Africa, and turns it in his hands. “Every mask has a message,” Eko said. “If ...

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