
Raffia Animal Mask
African Ceremonies: Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher
Material: Photograph
Location: Sir Thomas More Building
Wild entertainment masks are made of colorful fibers created for amusement. The wooden heads represent powerful animals such as the rooster and the crocodile. Sometimes one of these mischievous masks may even steal a child and run away with it to excite the onlookers. Burkina Faso, 2014.