African masks are fairly intriguing. As far as I know, they are usually for use in ritual ceremonies, and represent spirits of both humans and animals, good and evil, deities, mythological beings, etc. Many of them look amazing--except when you are alone in a house at night for long stretches of time. I am not an "afraid of the dark" sort of person. But if S.'s house didn't have such a comforting, welcoming feel to it, I would be scared out of my mind here. There are masks, statues, and paintings in the living room--which is also often the darkest room
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