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) Click on the country name to visit the map.
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
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