Venetian carnival masks.....African masks.......the theater..........storytelling............on the silver screen or Broadway, NYC......man oh man.....fertility stuff......................primal stuff........animalistic....is the exp. Juliette Lewis says singing is for her......she talks to Johnny Depp about it....which she says is all he talks about her interview with Red Bulletin mag......

Collections[edit]

African art[edit]

Baga female dance headdress from Guinea.

The BMA was one of the first museum's in the United States to obtain a collection of African Art. A large part of the collection was donated by Janet and Alan Wurtzburger in 1954. The collection contains more than 2,000 objects that range from ancient Egypt to contemporary Zimbabwe and includes works from many other cultures including Bamana, Yoruba, Kuba, Ndebele, and others. The collection includes many different forms of art including headdresses, masks, figures, royal staffs, textiles, jewelry, ceremonial weapons, and pottery. Several of the pieces are known for their use in royal courts, performances, and religious contexts, and many are internationally known.

Highlights of the collection include works by carvers Zlan and Sonzanlwon and several figures by the legendary brasscaster Ldamie. Also on display are a Lozi throne (c. 1900) most likely carved in the court of King Lewanika of western Zambia, a 20th-century Hausa Koranic prayer board, and a 2006 video work by Theo Eshetu. At least everal of the masks and figurative sculptures are recognized internationally as the best of their type.^[16]