Thousands of spectators gathered in Benin on Sunday for the country’s annual Mask Festival, a vibrant cultural event ...

Egungun (ancestral mask), 20th century, cloth, metallic thread, glass beads, cowrie shells. 59x39x27 inches. Yoruba artist, Nigeria. Museum purchase: Friends of Ethnographic Art Fund. 92.54 ...

Object Details Author Picton, John Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI Notes Chiefly illustrated. Title from caption for illustrations. Date 1995 Call number N7380 .A245 1995 Type ...

Object Details Author Picton, John Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI Notes Color illustrations, maps. Helmet masks, with or without elaborate superstructures, are found among the ...

Harvard Westlake High School students will open the concert with Nanta drumming. Master Drummer Najite Agindotans family of drummers will begin with a traditional Yoruba drum call Ipe Ilu, bless the ...