A University of Oxford museum will not display an African mask because the culture ... which would originally have been used in a male-only ritual. Masks are a central part of Igbo culture ...

For more than 20 years photographer Phyllis Galembo has traveled Africa and Haiti ... “It’s not just the mask. It’s about the entire ensemble and the uniqueness of ritual dress.” ...

Carnival outfits worn throughout the Americas have roots in African ... perspectives in a ritual of spirited rebellion. With their identities disguised behind ornate masks, revelers tell stories ...