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Innovation Meets Heritage in West African Contemporary Artists’ Masquerade Ensembles
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All images courtesy of the New Orleans Museum of Art, shared with permission Innovation Meets Heritage in West African Contemporary Artists’ Masquerade Ensembles ArtHistory Kate Mothes SharePinEmailCopyBookmarkAcross West Africa, Indigenous communities mark holidays, rites, and sacred events with a remarkable variety of ceremonies ranging from dances to processions.
Collection of Fitchburg Art Museum, photo courtesy of the New Orleans Museum of Art“Across many West African cultures, masquerade a broad range of artistic, social, spiritual, and civic traditions,” the museum says.
And one can even spot pop culture references in Youmbi’s “Tso Scream Mask,” for example, which coats the iconic visage from the Scream movie franchise with thousands of beads.
The show is organized by the New Orleans Museum of Art in partnership with the Museé des Civilisations noires in Dakar, Senegal.
Collection of the New Orleans Museum of ArtHervé Youmbi, “Tso Scream Mask” and “Tso Scream Leopard Mask” at the Nka’a Kossié society succession ceremony at Fondanti Chieftancy (December 3, 2022).