African Mask Gallery

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Obugulu Mau masquerade, a grandmother mask. Igbo people, Nigeria. 1930’s
The works in Disguise: Masks and Global African Art are organized around the idea that masquerade is
Mask of the We culture,Côte d'Ivoire. Artist unknown; 20th century. Now in the Brooklyn Museum. Phot
The works in Disguise: Masks and Global African Art are organized around the idea that masquerade is
This weekend is your last chance to see Disguise: Masks and Global African Art! Join us tomorrow for
The works in Disguise: Masks and Global African Art are organized around the idea that masquerade is
Gold mask of the Akan people, Côte d'Ivoire.  Artist unknown; ca. 1890-1910.  Now in theMusée du qua
Photographs © Tim HamillBAULE, Ram Mask 8Wood and pigment15.25" high x 13.25" wide x 6.5&q
Dean gle mask of the Dan people, Côte d'Ivoire or Liberia.  Artist unknown; late 19th or early 20th
16th Century Akan gold mask, Ghana/Ivory Coast.
Add strong colors fit for kings and chiefs to wear in this week’s coloring activity. This Afri
Helmet mask of the Bamum people, Cameroon.  Artist unknown; before 1880.  Now in the Metropolitan Mu
Disguise: Mask and Global African Art connects the work of twenty-five contemporary artists with his
Mask of the Bassa people, Liberia.  Artist unknown; early 20th century.  Now in the Brooklyn Museum.
Crest Mask. Bagan, Guinea. Polychrome wood.
Mwaash aMbooy (royal mask) of the Kuba people, Democratic Republic of the Congo.  Artist unknown; la
Ivory pendant mask from the Kingdom of Benin in present-day Nigeria, thought to represent Queen Idia
Bolo mask of the Bobo people, Taguna region, Burkina Faso. Artist unknown; late 19th century. Now in
The works in Disguise: Masks and Global African Art are organized around the idea that masquerade is
Yoruba mask used in the Gelede festival.  Now in the Glenbow Museum, Calgary.
Mask of carved blackened wood, a stylized hyena’s head with upright ears, worn during ceremoni
Lipiko (spirit) mask of the Makonde people, Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique.  Artist unknown; 19th
Face mask (ichahoho or adomanyi) made by the sculptor Okati of the Idoma people, Ojakpama village, N
Mask-headdress in the shape of a ram’s head, of the Mossi people, Burkina Faso.  Artist unknown; 20t
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