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Nyakayoca A Sophisticated High Pole Dancing Mask of the Luvale

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Kappata, who always signed his works ...
CNN

Possession obsession: What happens when you don the Zaouli mask

“The leaves of the tree may touch the sky, but it should not forget that its roots are fixed in the soil.” Chief Hyppolite Anoh, artistic director of SOTHECA is full of wise words. It’s also his job ...
Newsweek

Artists Across Africa Revive the Art of the Mask

From masks worn to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to Hong Kong protesters wearing Guy Fawkes masks during anti-China protests, 2020 is a time of masks. Yet in much of Africa, such face coverings masks ...
The New York Times

From Mozambique: Masks, Jump Rope and Risqué Moves

Performances in N.Y.C. This year’s DanceAfrica festival at BAM features Song & Dance Company of Mozambique, which a member likened to a mirror for the nation. Georgina Lourenço, center, and other ...
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Performer dancing the mask satimbe during the Dama ceremony, Sanga, Mali, [slide]

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. "The Satimbe mask represents the ...