Dance in Art

Helmet Mask (Banda or Kumbaduba)

Baga or Nalu Guinea (Conakry) or Guinea-Bissau Coastal West Africa

Medium:

Wood and pigment

Collection:

Arts of Africa

Source:

aic

Rights:

AIC — rights reserved

Helmet Mask (Banda or Kumbaduba), by Baga or Nalu Guinea (Conakry) or Guinea-Bissau Coastal West Africa, is a public-domain wood and pigment in the LODance gallery of dance in art. It's one of thousands of historic images tracing how dancing has been seen and celebrated across the centuries.