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The Pende Minganji masqueraders offer a breathtaking look into a rich and centuries-old tradition from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Their performances are a visual feast, featuring spectacular masks that are both enormous and intricately designed, with exaggerated features like bulging eyes and wide mouths. These masks, crafted from wood and adorned with vivid colors and striking patterns, act as mystical gateways to the spirit world. As dancers, clad in costumes made from raffia or... World Cultures, African Traditional Masks, Hanging Sculpture, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Art Africain, Heritage Fashion, Creative Halloween Costumes, African Masks, Indigenous Art

The Pende Minganji masqueraders offer a breathtaking look into a rich and centuries-old tradition from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Their performances are a visual feast, featuring spectacular masks that are both enormous and intricately designed, with exaggerated features like bulging eyes and wide mouths. These masks, crafted from wood and adorned with vivid colors and striking patterns, act as mystical gateways to the spirit world. As dancers, clad in costumes made from raffia…

"The term afrofuturism has its origins in African-American science fiction. Central to the concept of afrofuturism are the science-fiction writers Octavia Butler and Samuel R. Delany and the Jazz musician Sun Ra, who created a mythical persona that merged science fiction with Egyptian mysticism. It is this otherness that is at the heart of afrofuturism" Writers, Science Fiction, Octavia Butler, Learn To Fly, Fiction Writer, Jazz Musicians, Hand Fan, African American, Persona

"The term afrofuturism has its origins in African-American science fiction. Central to the concept of afrofuturism are the science-fiction writers Octavia Butler and Samuel R. Delany and the Jazz musician Sun Ra, who created a mythical persona that merged science fiction with Egyptian mysticism. It is this otherness that is at the heart of afrofuturism"

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