Lega Mask 01 Mike managed to find the

Mike managed to find the perfect moment with the shadows of the dunes below

These baskets are crafted by the Hausa people of Nigeria

protecting them from dust and insects as well as preserving elaborate coiffures

South Africa in 2018 by photographer and guide Matt Yardley

Lega Mask 01 Mike managed to find theHand carved from indigenous wood, Lega masks come from the Lega people of the Democratic Republic of Congo. These masks symbolic of their belied that physical beauty and moral excellence are intertwined. Masks also refer to ancestors and are passed on from one generation to the next as symbols of continuity. Although simple in form, masks embody complex and multiple meanings and teachings embodied through proverbs and ceremonial dances. Stand is