DEPA, COTE D'IVOIRE, 2006. Man holding his mask. The most interesting and intricate masks are generally found among the groups up north, nearer to the Sahara. Why this might be so is puzzling. The same is also true of music. Is the hard life of a more arid environment more conducive to music and the arts?
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