Twelve-year-old Layo, a Yoruba girl living in the area of eleventh-century Africa which is now Nigeria, attempts to reject the man who has been chosen to be her

African Masks surveys 248 of the finest examples of masks from the Barbier-Mueller Collection, of which 100 are reproduced in stunning color illustrations. Lead

Describes how different types of masks are made and used in Africa and how they reflect the culture of their ethnic groups.

Pictures grotesques, masks, and headdresses of various African tribes as well as exploring the psychological and ideological meaning, and ritual function of mas

Describes different types of ceremonial African masks, how and why they are made, and how they reflect the culture of their ethnic groups.