Masks in Africa

gold mask of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun

ritual and ceremonial mask of Sub-Saharan Africa

dogon mask used by members of the Awa Society

pair of ivory pendant masks from Benin at The Met Museum and the British Museum

ceremonial mask worn by the Yoruba people of Nigeria during the Epa masquerade

thumb|right|300px|Comparison of the four major styles of the Chiwara mask of the Bambara people of Mali. Clockwise from top left: abstract, Bougouni/southern region, vertical/Segu/northern region, and horizontal/Bamako/Northern region thumb|right|300px|Two Chiwara at the Art Institute of Chicago. Female (left) and male Vertical styles.

A lipico or lipiko (plural: mapico or mapiko) is a wooden East African mask for ceremonial dances of the Makonde people in Mozambique and Tanzania. thumb|Lipico mask from Mozambique