African Ceremonies: photography by Carol Beckwith & Angela Fisher

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Leaping Walu Antelope Mask

Mimicking the gait of the antelope, the Walu mask leaps about, followed by Adyagi, a stinging insect. Dogon animal masks are regarded as âbeings of the bush,â representing the world outside the village and symbolizing everything that is wild and beyond the control of man.

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