African mask art, famous the world over for its intricate designs and symbolic meanings, has transitioned from traditional ceremonies to a global decorative phenomenon ...

San Diego Mesa College opens an exhibit called "Africa in Context." ABC10 News Reporter Moses Small met the exhibit's curator and learned how masks and statues illustrate Africa's rich heritage.

Included also are traditional African masks and objects, large and small, that have never been exhibited before. Spanning five centuries and representing some 75 peoples and 20 countries, ...

The paintings, he said, have images of bold black youths and traditional African masks generated using students at Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa, Nigeria as models.

He synthesized Western influences with traditional African cultures, helping redefine artistic traditions in postcolonial Nigeria. A section of the exhibition developed exclusively for the National ...

Shells have been sewn into traditional African masks and robes, adorning garments with the spiritual symbol. Today, cowrie shells are used to embellish braids, locs, and other natural hairstyles ...

An art teacher who has been popularising traditional mask-making among his students Sumit Sarkar, assistant professor at World University of Design, ... African masks were often made of animal ...