An old French couple were clearing out an attic. They found a mask nobody in the family had thought twice about in years. They sold it for €150. About $158. Two years later, that same mask sold at auction for €4.2 million. Roughly $4.4 million. Read that twice if you need to. It happened,…

African masks make a genuinely good school project. Bold shapes. Real symmetry. Room for a kid to make it their own. Done right, it is also a small chance to teach real culture instead of a costume idea borrowed from nowhere in particular. Watch on the SEVICS Africa channel: African Mask Making: History, Meaning and…

You found a mask worth keeping. Now do it justice. How you hang it matters more than most people think, and a nail through the forehead is not a display method. It is an accident waiting to happen. Watch on the SEVICS Africa channel: African Masks Deteriorating? Here’s What You Can Do How to Hang…

Animal figures show up constantly on African masks, and none of it is decoration for decoration’s sake. Each animal usually carries a specific job. Authority. Fertility. Sight into the spirit world. Here is what actually sits behind the animal masks people search for most. African Lion Masks: Power And Leadership Lion imagery in West and…

Say you want to buy an African mask. Good. Before you spend a cent, know one thing. That search term covers everything from a twenty dollar decorative carving at a home goods store to a mask that sold for $4.4 million at auction. Nearly everything you will actually find sits at the bottom of that…