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Art History Virtual Exhibition

African Masks and Headdresses: Researched by Katie Kimbrough

September, 2020 by Whitney Mosley

Image of Simplified Bwoom Helmet Mask with Flared Base

This exhibit includes a variety of 20th century masks from cultures in Western Coastal and Central Africa, including masks of the Ijo, Igbo, Ibibio, and Yoruba cultures from Nigeria, along with masks of the Kuba culture from Democratic Republic of Congo. Artists of these cultures carved the masks from wood and painted them to depict figures with human-like physical … [Read more...] about African Masks and Headdresses: Researched by Katie Kimbrough

Filed Under: 2020 Spring, ART 386: Art of Africa Tagged With: 20th century, african art, central africa, ceremonial masks, gelede mask, Ibibio, Igbo, Ijo, janus helmet mask, kuba, masks, yoruba

Seven Ebony Maskettes: Researched by Codee Ratliff

September, 2020 by Sarah Teel

These seven maskettes are individually hand-made works in ebony wood, but they represent a type of carving that is mass-produced in Senegal for the tourist-trade.  Such sets of seven maskettes are marketed to the tourist community as wall hangings that represent the seven days of the week.  The material, color, and size of the masks unites them as a group, and the masks that … [Read more...] about Seven Ebony Maskettes: Researched by Codee Ratliff

Filed Under: 2016 Spring, ART 386: Art of Africa Tagged With: african art, bamama n'tomo mask, baule goli glin mask, baule mblo mask, bobo kobe mask, marka n'tomo mask, maskettes, masks, senegalese culture, senufo "beautiful lady" mask, yaure lo mask

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