African masks are rich in culture and history, representing various traditions and communities across the continent ...
SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The State of California has partnered with The Center at Sierra Health Foundation to present the Masking Series by prominent African-American visual artist Jessica ...
African masks in performance The spectacular masks of the Winiama people in the rural village of Ouri in Burkina Faso perform to reenact the encounters between the village ancestors and the spirits of ...
A new art exhibition in Orlando showcases the work of five female artists working with a broad array of perspectives and media, highlighting both the common threads and diversity of women’s ...
Click to open image viewer. This mask represents a beautiful young woman adorned with tattoos, earrings and an elaborate coiffure. The original Chokwe name (pwo) referred to an adult woman who had ...
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 ...