Masks from West and Central Africa: A Celebration of Color and Form

by Paul Peter Rosen and Mary Sue Rosen

In West and Central Africa, ceremonial masks are viewed as manifestations of the spirits, and the dramatic effect and visibility of masks is enhanced by use of vivid color. Accompanied by vivid color photographs of 266 masks, the largest representation of traditional polychrome masks from the Temne people of Sierra Leone and the Anang (Ibibio) people of Nigeria are documented here, as well as one of the largest published collections of articulated...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076434336X
• ISBN13: 9780764343360
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 3.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.7" x 11.0"