11. Picasso, Braque, Derain and Vlaminck were all influenced by African masks, yet these pieces were originally made as cult objects and not specifically as art. 12. She unfurls two samples of her latest work, a stunning series of heads resembling African masks. 13. She has encouraged artists to produce smaller versions of African masks that can be used for Christmas ornaments. 14. Standing in front of a vitrine of African masks, he found what he was after. 15. The houses include a restored cottage decorated with African masks, textiles and contemporary prints and paintings. 16. There are the full-size metal figures by the Nigerian Sokari Douglas Camp, sculptures inspired by African ritual masks. 17. They hang reproductions of works by Picasso and Matisse, two painters who were deeply influenced by African masks, with headdresses and other tribal art. 18. You remember in the novel Miss Beryl talks to Clive Sr., her dead husband, and to Driver Ed, the African mask on the wall. 19. As he spoke, three ghoulish figures in traditional African masks and costumes appeared on the hospital grounds. 20. The Benin artist Romouald Hazoume turns the tables on traditional African masks by creating his own masks from castoffs such as hand irons and plastic jerry cans. |