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Finley, Carol

The Art of African Masks: Exploring Cultural Traditions

64 pp. | Lerner | April, 1999 | Library ISBN 0-8225-2078-8 $$23.93
(3) 4-6 Art Around the World series. Breadth rather than depth marks this survey of masks from three regions of Western and Central Africa. First giving a thumbnail sketch of the culture that made each mask, Finley then describes the mask and its use in religion or ritual. Color photographs and maps accompany the text. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

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