masks & rituals

by Phyllis Galembo

- Masque -
Abalaesesheh (Woman Who Dances) Masquerade,
Fullahtown, Sierra Leone, 2008

Awo-O-Dudu (A Spirit They Saw),
Freetown, Sierra Leone, 2008

Ringo (Big Deer) Masquerade, Kroo Bay,
Sierra Leone, 2008

Fancy Dress and Rasta, Nobles Masquerade Group,
Winneba, Ghana, 2009

Panther, Dodo Masquerade, Bobo-Dioulasso,
Burkina Faso, 2009

Kanjenjela (The Biggest One), Likishi Masquerade,
Mongu, Zambia, 2007

- Masquerade, a Decade -

Zombi, Jacmel, Haiti, 1997

Creek Town Youth Group, Ekpo Masquerade,
Nigeria, 2005

Ano Dance Masquerade, Alok Village,
Nigeria, 2004

Affianwan, Calabar South,
Nigeria, 2005

Lance de Corde, Jacmel,
Haiti, 2004

Okpo Masquerade, Calabar South,
Nigeria, 2005
(source: here)