Pictures from Phoenix and sometimes from the surrounding cities that make up the "Valley of the Sun"
Friday, January 17, 2020
Masks and Costumes
There were some very elaborate costumes on display in the exhibit of Masks and Music from the Congo at the Musical Instrument Museum. I found this group of costumes especially interesting. Some are made from cloth and rope while others from shells and bones.
Many of the masks are made from gourds and trimmed with dried grasses. They were carved and shaped into all kinds of expressions.
The costumes a stunning!
ReplyDeleteA fabulous exhibit, Sharon!
ReplyDeleteInteresting -- and some of those masks are quite old, too, I see from the signs. I bet the costumes are uncomfortable!
ReplyDeleteBardzo interesująca wystawa .
ReplyDeleteAn excellent exhibit. I love those masks and costumes.
ReplyDeleteThese are quite elaborate.
ReplyDeleteThis is as elaborate in its own way as some of the costumes I saw at the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian. Wow!
ReplyDeleteIncredible masks and costumes Sharon, a fabulous exhibition indeed, beautifully shown here!
ReplyDeleteFascinating, how creative they were.
ReplyDeleteThe last mask looks like Michael Jackson.
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