The body masks below have been sold and are left here for educational and research purposes.
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Photographs © Hamill Gallery
YORUBA, BODY MASKS, Nigeria
Like the Makonde, male Yoruba dancers, taking the role of a woman in a ceremonial ritual would sometimes, in addition to a mask or headdress, wear a female body mask. Carved thin, painted, tied onto the torso and combined with a mimicry of female movements the bodymasks created an effective illusion.
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