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Pwoom Itok and mukyeem masked dancers, Muentshi, Congo (Democratic Republic)

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. "One of the mask here is known as ...
Newsweek

Artists Across Africa Revive the Art of the Mask

From masks worn to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to Hong Kong protesters wearing Guy Fawkes masks during anti-China protests, 2020 is a time of masks. Yet in much of Africa, such face coverings masks ...
WPTV-TV

Learning African culture through dance and drums

LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. — Art can take many forms but for one dance group in Lake Worth Beach, they're teaching their members and the community all about African culture through the beat of drums and ...
Artnet

Once Deemed ‘Worthless,’ a $4.4 Million African Mask Is Now at the Center of a Restitution Claim by Gabon

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) ...