This headdress is just one of numerous artifacts discovered in 1934 in the lavish grave of a woman who lived during the European Mesolithic period (15000 to 5000 B.C.). The unique array of grave goods ...

A couple is suing a local antique dealer after they learned that an African mask they parted with for $158 was later sold at auction for about $4.4 million. The couple — an unnamed 81-year-old ...

And while they all come from the region of West Africa, the lessons that they ... and so that symbolism plays a role when the mask is used in ceremonies during festive occasions. Lastly, the Bambara ...