Cultures & Traditions

African Masks

In Focus

Helmet mask (muti wa lipiko)

In Focus

Ceremonial mask (biola)

Artists & Designers

Manowulo (active c. 1935-1960)

In Focus

Elephant mask (mbap mteng) and Hat for elephant mask

DMA Insight

The Gustave and Franyo Schindler Collection of African Sculpture

In Focus

Mask, 2003.38

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Mil Mascaras in Defeat, Wrestling

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The Spoiler, Wrestling

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Pendant mask

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Mask

Peoples & Societies

Bamum

Terms

Malagan (or Malangan)

DMA Insight

Gustave Schindler, Collector's Statement

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Subway

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Tatanua mask

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Headdress (ere Gelede)

DMA Insight

African Art at the DMA: A Brief History

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Tatanua mask

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Meat Packing

Peoples & Societies

Bobo

In Focus

Yinka Shonibare MBE, Un Ballo in Maschera (A Masked Ball)

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Boar-bhuta mask

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Coney Island

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Tatanua mask

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Tatanua mask

Cultures & Traditions

Art for Security and Well-Being

Times & Places

The Northwest Coast

Peoples & Societies

Dan

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Forehead mask (mbuya type)

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Times Square

Cultures & Traditions

African Textiles

Cultures & Traditions

Art for Coming-of-Age

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Elephant mask (mbap mteng)

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Face mask (kifwebe)

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Ngoin helmet crest

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Mask

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Four-faced helmet mask (ñgontang)

In Focus

Nwenka mask

In Focus

Mouth mask probably depicting the head of a rooster