Masked is a fusion of art, poetry, music, chant and movement, performed by contemporary creatives from Africa resulting in 100 distinct expressions imbued with deep cultural meanings transcending human generations.

The collection is a collaboration between 1 Artist and 15 poets, resulting in 100 NFTs steeped in the cultures of Africa, its history and in the world’s present. The NFTs are hand drawn, digitally painted & animated illustrations reminiscent of and inspired by the age long curvilinear 'Uli' art form of Igbo ethnicity from Africa. 

The collections art is a visual expression of lines and colours couched in revolving layers of subliminal performance. It is a renaissance of an art expression that has always been part of the artists composition and mandate. 

Masked re-imagines and presents the mask-wearing culture found across Africa to a larger audience: the Web3 space.

Masked Culture

They say before the big boats docked at the shores of my country,  
Our women were in bondage,  
They speak of the African woman like she is a slave to her father,   
Confined to kitchen sheds and bedrooms for the pleasure of her husband,  
But did you hear the story of Efunsetan?  
A woman in my city who once led wars,  
She took thrones from able-bodied kings and reigned over their kingdoms,  
Her wealth gave great Ibadan a civilization,  
Efunsetan roared with the confidence of a thousand men and ruled with the terror of an entire army,  
How did we reduce such great piece of history to a trifling statue?

Efunsetan Aniwura #68

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