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African Masks Examined: History, Type, Role, Meaning & Examples


Jan 08, 2020
African Masks Examined: History, Type, Role, Meaning & Examples
One of the most enduring and fascinating aspects of African culture is masks. In Western museums and private collections, they are treated as artistic objects appreciated for their aesthetic qualities. However, their role in African society is more functional than artistic.
Read on and you will learn everything you need to know about the African mask tradition.
Ancient African Masks
Africans have been making masks since prehistory. The earliest evidence we have for masking in Africa comes from rock paintings in Algeria at Tassili n Ajjer.
These show masks that look a lot like contemporary West African masks and date to about 11,000 years ago. We don’t know how these masks were used though. ....

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'The contest is over and it's time to move Lawra Forward' - Karbo's congratulatory message to Ziedeng


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These past four years has been an amazing journey and I m honored to have had the opportunity to serve my people and Lawra.
These were the words of Anthony Abayifaa Karbo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the Member of Parliament for Lawra [Jan 7, 2017 - Jan 6, 2021]  in the Upper West Region in his congratulatory message to Bede Ziedeng of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Mr Ziedeng beat Karbo in last Monday s Parliamentary election in the Lawra constituency.
Karbo beat Bede Ziedeng in the 2016 election but could not retain it when Ziedeng staged a comeback.
In his congratulatory message, Karbo wrote: the contest is over and it s time to move Lawra Forward. ....

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