Masks from West and Central Africa Binding:Hardback and the firing process

and the firing process

and elaborate portraitures

John Thomas Grant's new creative outlet came through the lens of the camera

and wall-mounted signs

Masks from West and Central Africa Binding:Hardback and the firing processIn West and Central Africa,ceremonial masks are viewed as manifestations of the spirits, and the dramatic effect and visibility of masks is enhanced by use of vivid color. Accompanied by vivid color photographs of 266 masks, the largest representation of traditional polychrome masks from the Temne people of Sierra Leone and the Anang (Ibibio) people of Nigeria are documented here, as well as one of the largest published collections of articulated