A mask, possibly from the Efik peoples of Nigeria. Franko Khoury / National Museum of African Art, S.I. A figure from the Edo peoples of Nigeria. Franko Khoury / National Museum of African Art ...

These days, for many Nigerian public office holders, distance is survival, and shrouding their identity is the difference ...

For more than 20 years photographer Phyllis Galembo has traveled Africa and Haiti documenting the art of the masquerade. What is it about masks? “It’s the creativity,” says Galembo.