The mask is the centerpiece of a costume, often with props, that the wearer carries during a masquerade, a ritual ceremony performed ... Galembo has traveled Africa and Haiti documenting the ...

Artistic Innovations and Collaborations' presents the work of four artists who create ensembles for masquerading societies in ...

There are hundreds of masking traditions ... or dancing in front of them. Masks are believed to be conduits of the spiritual realm and examples of the legacy of Africa’s influence over the ...

A mask, possibly from the Efik peoples of ... For 25 years, they gathered works from the major artistic traditions on the African continent. The result is a magnificent private collection.