Links: African Masks
3-D View for African Mask (Western Pende wood face mask)
A Collection of the African
art world
- Masks and sculpture
are featured on this site. Make sure that you click on the arrows at the
bottom of this page to see all the different masks: it is a type of slide
show with pictures and information about the masks.
African Art
Museum
-The best on-line
reference to the artistic styles of Africa
Art&Life
in Africa
African Peoples Resources
Africa: The Art of a Continent
African
Art: Aesthetics and Meaning
- An art exhibition.
Masks and headdresses are part of this collection with explanations about
the designs and the significance of these designs.
African Art at the Ralph Proctor Gallery-Inventory Catalog
Artistry
of African Masks
An exclusive exhibition
on African masks and all its artistry. This is a great slide show. Click
on 'begin' to start the slide show.
African
Masks
- General information
about Africa and masks. Go to the bottom of the page to click on the following
specific masks: 'Bush Cow Mask' and 'Maiden Spirit Helmet Mask'.
African
Masks
- This site has images
and information about how masks have been used in different African societies.
African Masks -" The Detroit Institute of Art" Click on 'Collection' in the top link bar. Choose on "African, Oceanic, and New World Art"' to start.
AFRICAN
MASKS
Start with reading
"About African Masks," and then choose one of the masks above to begin
your exploration of this unique form of African art. After you read about
both masks, go to the lesson, and follow the directions.
African Masks- Male and female masks
Africa, Sierra Leone ----Sande Society Mask
African Art from the Bayly Museum
An exclusive exhibition on African masks and all its artistry
Bayly
Art Museum
An exhibition that
examines African arts in terms of aesthetics and meaning.
BAULE GOLI "KPLEKPLE MASKS, Ivory Coast
Cliff Pickover's African Masks, Tai Chi, and Sushi Page
Chokwe.com - Mask Categories and Character Types
Exhibition for Bembe masks imagesExhibition for Yoruba masks images
Face
Masks
- B&W (GIF)- This
is a collection of ten African face mask clip art downloaded from the
Wisconsin African Studies BBS.
FACES OF AFRICA: THE COLLECTION
In
the Presence of Spirits
- AFRICAN ART FROM
THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ETHNOLOGY OF LISBON
Krannert
Art Museum
The Krannert Art Museum
has an exhibition of their African masks collection. Although quite limiting,
it gives some explanations to the uses of these masks. Click the left
bar to view four examples of African masks.
Michael
C. Carlos Museum
The Michael C. Carlos
Museum has a very nice page on the museum's African arts collections.
The page includes an introduction to African art history and African masks.
Masking
- Masking refers to a broad spectrum of ceremonies and beliefs that have
traditionally been practiced in Africa and other parts of the world. To
wear a mask and its associated vestment was to conceal one's own identity
in the guise of another. Whether this other was a spirit, ancestor, or
another person-either revered or feared-the ceremony in which the masked
performer participated marked a time of transition, when otherworldly
powers were invoked to aid in human affairs.
Masks have been a specialty at UMBOKO.
Mask Categories and Character Types
NAFANA BEDU MASKS, Ivory Coast
Nyon Nea Mask Dan, Liberia & Ivory Coast
Ngady a Mwaash Mask; Culture: Kuba
Peabody
Museum of Natural History, Yale University.
The African Roots
of the Amistad Rebellion: Masks of the Sacred Bush
Ritutal
Messengers: The People of Central Africa
- Make sure that you
click on all the hotlinks on this page. There is a lot of informaiton
about a lot of different tribes. Featured artifacts, African treasures
from Tervuren Museum
Spirits in Steel - Gelede Masks . Kalabari Masks
The
Mask:
A West African Ceremonial
Object - There are many links here. Start with: 'Narrative' and go through
the rest of the list up through 'Conclusion'. This is a great, informative
site.
The
Art of a Continent
African art seen at the Guggenheim Museum. The clickable map of Africa
is awesome. It takes you to a specific place and tells you about resources,
geography, art, history including the influence of Isalm within many African
countries. Make sure you check out all of the countries. There is a ton
of information here.
The
Yoruba and Akan Art in Wood and Metal
This web site offers
a virtual exhibition of images of Yoruba and Akan sculpture. It is an
experimental on-line catalog of an exhibit first presented at the Lake
view Museum of Arts and Sciences in Peoria, Illinois
The primitive face- Masks of Africa
University of Folorida - Ratton Masks
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