Mask Identifier

Identify an African mask

Upload a photograph. You will get a proposed typology, the visible features behind it, and — where this database holds them — real catalogued records of the same tradition to compare against.

Choose a photograph or drop one here JPEG, PNG or WebP, up to 6MB Analyse this photograph

This is a machine proposal from a photograph, not an attribution. The database grades every record it publishes by how firm its attribution is and what is known of its history; a suggestion made from one picture would not meet the lowest of those grades. Treat it as a place to start looking.