African masks from the Barbier-Mueller Collection, Geneva

Description:

African Masks surveys 248 of the finest examples of masks from the Barbier-Mueller Collection, of which 100 are reproduced in stunning color illustrations. Leading scholars on African art describe the masks' historical and religious functions, and their symbolic significance.

subjects: Collection Barbier-Müller,  African Wood sculpture,  Wood sculpture, African,  Masks,  African Masks,  Masks, African,  Exhibitions,  Art, catalogs,  African Art,  Black Sculpture,  Wood-carving

Places: Geneva,  Sub-Saharan Africa,  Switzerland