A Selection of African Masks from the Art Institute

Click on the mask picture for more details about the mask. (Please note that additional information is only available for masks 1 and 3. The rest will be posted by Saturday)
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1. Portrait Mask (N'doma), Ivory Coast, Baule People
2. Mask of a Mythic Protector, Ivory Coast, Senufo People
3. Butterfly Mask, Burkina Faso, BWA (or Nuna?) People
4. Kings Crown, Nigeria, Yoruba People
5. Mukeem Mask, Zaire, Kuba People
6. Ngaang a Cyeem Mask, Zaire, Kuba People

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