African Art at the Ralph Proctor Gallery
"Masks of the Ivory"
August 11 through October 31, 1997Exhibit Catalog
Exhibit Introduction
Click on an item's name to see a larger picture
and more information about that piece.Dan Mask RPG0083
$3,000.... Yakuba ... was danced at a variety
of ceremonies by stilt dancers ...Dan Mask RPG0067
$1,750.... the use of metal on the mask means
that it possesses additional power ...Dan Mask RPG0390
$2,000.... the beak represents the horn bill
bird ... one of the first five creatures
created by God ...Dan Mask RPG0084
$2,000.This mask, with elaborate headdress, was
used in Poro secret society meetings ...
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