1.0Brauer Museum of Arthttps://www.valpo.edu/brauer-museum-of-artdmeyerhttps://www.valpo.edu/brauer-museum-of-art/author/dmeyer/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://www.valpo.edu/brauer-museum-of-art/african-artifacts/lawrence-p-kolton-collection/horizontal-plank-ceremonial-dance-mask/">Horizontal Plank Ceremonial Dance Mask</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(d.addEventListener)e=!0;if(d.wp=d.wp||{},!d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,i,a,s=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),c=0;c<n.length;c++)n[c].style.display="none";for(c=0;c<s.length;c++)if(r=s[c],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(a=parseInt(t.value,10)))a=1e3;else if(~~a<200)a=200;r.height=a}if("link"===t.message)if(i=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),i.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,o.test(a.protocol))if(a.host===i.host)if(l.activeElement===r)d.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),d.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),i=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),a=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<a.length;s++){if(!(e=a[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||i)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.valpo.edu/brauer-museum-of-art/african-artifacts/lawrence-p-kolton-collection/horizontal-plank-ceremonial-dance-mask/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Horizontal Plank Ceremonial Dance Mask” — Brauer Museum of Art" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>Horizontally deployed masks of this type were generally worn during dances accompanying funerals or for entertainment at festivities and on certain market days. The head or leader of the mask society has total sovereignty over all masks and usage in dance ceremonies. The Bwa masks represent nature spirits, such as falcons, sparrows, hawks, bats, or [...]Read More...https://www.valpo.edu/brauer-museum-of-art/files/2021/05/VU_Brauer_3-16-20_0124-1024x683.jpg