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“People draw and paint pictures or make carvings of their idea of spirits; or spirits are represented by masks at ceremonies and festivals.” -Introduction.

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1 “People draw and paint pictures or make carvings of their idea of spirits; or spirits are represented by masks at ceremonies and festivals.” -Introduction to African Religions John S. Mbiti

2 *recreation of a diagram in Intro. To African Religions, John Mbiti. Pg.70

3 Dan and We Masks http://www.africa nart.org/facingthe mask/diversity_d anwe.html http://www.tribesg allery.com/african/ masks_rare.html http://www.z yama.com/d an/pics..htm

4 Sande Society The Mende, Vai and Gola peoples of Sierra Leone and Liberia http://www.dia.org/colle ctions/aonwc/africanart/ 1990.268larger www.africanart.org/facingthemask /function_perform.html http://www.introspe cinc.com/gallery/ex hibit.htm

5 Animal Masks Spirits of the Bush The Ijo of Nigeria and The Guro of the Ivory Coast http://www.zyama.com/ijo/pic s..htm http://www.africanart.org/facingthemask /diversity_male.html

6 Baule Figures http://perso.wanadoo.fr/afric art/pages/baou5.htmhttp://perso.wanadoo.fr/afric art/pages/baou5.htm http://www.msu.ed u/~kamuseum/exh ibitions/online/afric a/index8.htm http://www.vub.ac.be/BIBLI O/nieuwenhuysen/african- art/african-art-collection- statues.htm http://ww w.eliteart ofafrica.c om/Sculp ture/Afric an%20Sc ulpture.ht m http://www.hamillgallery.com/BAULE/Baul eBoUsuFigures/BauleBoUsu02.html http://www. umich.edu/ ~hartspc/u msdp/UMA /

7 Nail Fetishes minkondi http://www.csicop.org/skeptise um/Superstitions.html#Congo http://www.africadirect.com/productsdesc.html?ID= 12133

8 Bakota Guardians http://www.debberna.it/ http://www.african- artgallery.de/produkte/figur en/p_bakota-f01-h.html http://perso.wanadoo.fr/jdtr/struc/kota3.htm

9 Bibliography http://www.zyama.com/dan/pics..htm Lawson, E. Thomas. Religions of Africa. Harper & Row. New York, NY:1985. Mbiti, John S.. Introduction to African Religions. 2cnd ed.. Heinemann International. Portsmouth, NH:1975. Tshiluila, Shaje A., Buganza, Mulinda Habi. ‘Kongo,’ Grove Art Online, (Oxford University Press, Accessed [28 01 2005]) Willett, Frank. African Art: An Introduction. Praeger Publishing. New York, NY:1971. Ravenhill, Phillip L.: ‘Baule,’ Grove Art Online, (Oxford University Press, Accessed [28 01 2005])


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