New edition, revised and updated. Surveys 248 of the finest examples of masks from the Barbier-Mueller Collection, of which 100 are reproduced in full page colour. Leading scholars on Afrcan art describe the masks' historical and religious functions, and their symbolic significance. Index, 287pp, GERMANY. PRESTEL.

Pictorial introduction to African masks. Col illus, 28pp, 285 x 245mm, GERMANY & USA. PRESTEL.

An authoritative and comprehensive discussion of African masks. Includes 264 b/w photographs illustrating the text. Bib, 247pp, USA. DOVER, 048623181X

Over 150 images of African masks from the world's leading museums and private collections, representing a diversity and an aesthetic power drawn from more than thirty countries. The masks featured here are shown in full-page reproductions. Commentaries offer background information about the function and origins of the masks use within the ethnic groups from which they originate. A full-colour fold-out map places each mask in its original site. 185pp, GERMANY. PRESTEL.