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.” ...

As if to counteract such ominous signs, Malian witch doctors with grotesque ritual masks came from miles through ... of the 32-nation Organization of African Unity, set up last spring at Addis ...

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 ...