African masks are an essential part of the continent's cultural heritage, each representing a different tribe and tradition ...

For more than 20 years photographer Phyllis Galembo has traveled Africa and Haiti documenting the art of the masquerade. What is it about masks? “It’s the creativity,” says Galembo.

A mask, possibly from the Efik peoples of Nigeria. Franko Khoury / National Museum of African Art, S.I. A figure from the Edo peoples of Nigeria. Franko Khoury / National Museum of African Art ...

Covid-19: Tunisian factory chooses lockdown to produce medical masksCovid-19: Tunisian factory chooses lockdown to produce medical masks ...

African masks in performance The spectacular masks of the Winiama people in the rural village of Ouri in Burkina Faso perform to reenact the encounters between the village ancestors and the ...

South Africa's president has announced an easing ... that most people should remain at home and also urged people to wear masks when outside. Yet at the end of his speech he struggled while ...