African mask-making is a colorful tradition that portrays the continent's diverse cultures and histories. These masks are not ...

"Elvis Mask for Nyau Society", Unidentified Chewa artist (c. 1977). This wooden mask is from the Nyau Society, Malawi, whose masks represent spirits of the dead, wild bush spirits and caricatures ...

SPRING HILL — Spring Hill Elementary School art teacher Denise Ferranto has a smooth, dark wood African mask depicting an elephant in her classroom, borrowed from fifth-grade teacher Amanda Venn, ...

Object for object, “The Inner Eye: Vision and Transcendence in African Arts” provides perhaps the most flat-out beautiful museum exhibition in Los Angeles so far this year. A selection of ...

The 19th-Century wooden mask was probably acquired "in unknown circumstances" around 1917 by René-Victor Edward Maurice Fournier, a French colonial governor and the plaintiff's grandfather.

They let the mask go for 150 euros ($165), but in March 2022 it was sold to an unidentified buyer at an auction in the southern city of Montpellier, fetching 4.2 million euros ($4.6 million).

The masks, highly stylised and carved from wood, are made by the Fang people who occupy regions in central Africa. ‌The mask is rare, with fewer than a dozen carried in museums around the world.

Popularly known as the "Krugier-Picasso mask," a 19th century West African mask that will be part of the Jan Krugier Collection sale at Christie's on November 4 was an important inspiration to ...

Back to homepage / Live news Controversial African mask sale cleared by French court Montpellier (France) (AFP) – A French elderly couple on Tuesday saw its request to cancel the 4.2-million ...