Business Wire

African NFT Collection Masks of Ether Is a Revolution

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Masks of Ether, an NFT collection inspired by African tribal art, is launching its portfolio of 10,000 images on October 5th to bring more African voices to the blockchain ...
CNN

‘Woongo, Behind the Masks’: Photos capture culture, people of West Africa

Photographer Selim Harbi was drawn to West Africa for its culture and its handicrafts – specifically, its masks. When he visited the region in 2014, he spent time asking people all about the masks: ...
WRAL

The rare African mask at the center of a fierce multimillion-dollar legal battle

Paris, France (CNN) — When an elderly couple held a garage sale after selling their second home in the south of France, little did they know they would become embroiled in a legal battle with millions ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

African masks and sculptures displayed in original context in ‘Africa in Context’ exhibition at Mesa College

As a young girl growing up in southeastern San Diego’s Shelltown neighborhood, Denise Rogers spent time flipping through the pages of Time and Life magazines her mother kept on their coffee table. At ...
Artnet

Once Deemed ‘Worthless,’ a $4.4 Million African Mask Is Now at the Center of a Restitution Claim by Gabon

The transitional government of Gabon, which underwent a military coup d’état in August, has begun a legal battle for the restitution of an antique mask that last sold for €4.2 million ($4.4 million) ...
D Magazine

A Sense of Spiritual Awe Clings to African Masks in the Dallas Museum of Arts’ New Exhibition

There’s a mask in the Dallas Museum of Arts’ African Masks: The Art of Disguise that transfixed me. Compared to the objects surrounding it in this show that features a wide collection of masks and ...