Family Festivals
Spirit Masks with Dance & Drums

Date: Saturday, January 9
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Price: Free with Museum admission
Members’ Price: Free
Location: Great Hall & Galleries

All children must be accompanied by an adult.

11 a.m. to Noon: Mask-making
Noon: Masquerade performance

Families are invited to celebrate the African mask collection of David C. Driskell with a very special masquerade performance by Oscar Mokeme, Director of the Museum of African Culture in Portland. Mokeme comes from a long lineage of Igbo Royal family healers in his native country of Nigeria. Come hear the drums, see the mask in motion, and explore the symbols and meanings behind the masks as you make your own! 

Image credit: David C. Driskell (United States, 1931), Masks with Lobe (singers), 2005, color woodcut, AP, 10 3/4 x 11 1/2 inches. Collection of the artist. © David C. Driskell.