Posts tagged with africa
Costumes with eye things
March 7th, 2010
Waiwai man wearing traditional dance costume.
Dance costume with mask from Liberia, Africa
Bamileke elephant mask
November 23rd, 2009
4843 Elephant detail, originally uploaded by ann porteus, Sidewalk Tribal Gallery.
“Elephant masks belong to members of the Kuosi society, a secret society of the Bamileke of Cameroon that maintains the political and social order of the kingdom. Membership of the Kuosi society includes royalty and wealthy title-holders, as well as men of warrior status. It is considered a great privilege to wear an elephant mask as it symbolizes force and strength. The Kuosi society performs ceremonies in the elephant masks and other regalia biannually and at the death of one of their members.”
Great collection of tribal art on this flickr!
Nigerian masks
July 14th, 2009
WEST AFRICAN MASQUERADE
March 15th, 2009
AFRICA & OMEGA
February 6th, 2009
