In art, culture and
religion, masks
have played a central role in societies around the world for many
millenia, and up to the present.
Enjoy the diversity and similarity of this collection.
Black spirits and
white, red spirits and gray,
Mingle, mingle, mingle, you that mingle may. |
. . . . . . 16th century
traditional song
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| Balinese |
Balinese |
Khmer |
Senufo |
Baule |
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| Birman |
Fanti |
Ashanti |
Bambara |
Ligbi |
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| Papuan |
Maori |
Papuan |
Bambara |
Papuan |
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Bamileke
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Naxi |
Makonde |
Dogon
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Bwa
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| Dogon |
Baule |
Ligbi
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Hemba
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Baule |
Masks outrageous and austere
.....
E. H. Wylie (1923)
