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Carved nana osei bonsu drum of the Asante (Ashanti) people, Ghana. Now in the Glenbow Museum, Calga
Mandinka sword, West Africa, 19th-20th centuryfrom Kunstauktionshaus Günther
Figure of a female devotee of the Yoruba thunder deity Shango, holding the god’s characteristic symb
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Headdress of the Ekoi (Ejagham) people of Nigeria’s Guinea Coast. Artist unknown; early 20th centur
the-intercept: The U.S. will invade West Africa in 2023 after an attack in New York — according to a
Ghanaian DJ Steloo Takes Accra House Music to Electropique Abidjan.Our favorite Ghanaian fashion DJ/
Short Film ‘A Day in the Life: Scrap Metal Men’ Casts A Different Perspective on AgbogbloshieNarrati
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The egúngún masquerade tradition, practiced by the Yorùbá people of West Africa and their diasporic
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Hogon cup (Ogo banya) of the Dogon people, Mali, used in the enthronement of a Hogon (political/spir
Mask of the Dan people, Liberia. Artist unknown; late 19th or early 20th century. Now in the Brook
Mask from Cameroon. Now in theStaatliches Museum für Völkerkunde, Munich, Germany.
Mask (banda or kumbaruba) of the Baga or Nalu people, Guinea or Guinea-Bissau. Artist unknown; mid-
Helmet mask (agbogho mwo) of the Igbo people, southeast Nigeria. Now in theMusée des Confluences, L
Four-faced helmet mask of the Fang people, Gabon. Photo credit: Ann Porteus/Wikimedia Commons.
Face mask of the Galwa or Mpongwe people, Gabon. Artist unknown; 20th century. Now in the De Young
Indonesian police chief: “I ordered to burn the civilian’s houses in Utikini village. Th
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Buffalo mask of the Bwa people, Burkina Faso. Artist unknown; ca. 1910-1950. Now in the Cleveland
Elephant mask, from Côte d’Ivoire. Photo credit: Roman Bonnefoy/Wikimedia Commons.
earthstory: Lightning from space. This stunning image of lightning in the clouds of West Africa at
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