A newly acquired mask in the African art collection at the New Orleans Museum of Art is a fantastic facemask that is made and used within the central Pende regions of Zaire. Characterized by ...
Even while museums are closed due to the coronavirus, art matters in our lives. In this series, Lagniappe presents a different work each week from the collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art, with ...
A French court has rejected an appeal by an elderly couple who were paid €150 ($165) for a rare Gabonese mask that later sold for more than €4 million ($4.4 million) at auction. The couple claimed ...
The transitional government of Gabon, which underwent a military coup d’état in August, has begun a legal battle for the restitution of an antique mask that last sold for €4.2 million ($4.4 million) ...
An elderly French couple have just lost their case against a second-hand dealer, after parting with a rare African mask that had been gathering dust in their attic. The dealer paid the €150 ($165) for ...
afamain copy Purchased from the Warren M. Robbins Library Endowment. What is the meaning of masks and masquerades in African traditions and how can we understand their role in rituals and performances ...
“African Twilight” two-volume, slipcased set by Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher, $150 at Rizzoli Bookstore.Annie Wermiel/NY Post For decades, photographers Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher have ...
This story appears in the April 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. In the realm of the spirit world, the mask is more than mere facade. It is utterly transformative. The man in the mask—and ...
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