'Hahoe Mask Exhibition' Held in Cameroon, Africa... Opportunity to Compare Masks of the Two Countries

Cameroonian visitors are participating in a Hahoe mask-making experience event.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Koo Dae-sun] The Hahoe Mask Museum, located in Andong City, Gyeongbuk, is holding an exhibition of Korean masks, including Hahoe masks, at the Cameroon National Museum at the request of the Embassy of Korea in Cameroon, Africa.

On the 22nd, the Hahoe Mask Museum stated, "This exhibition, held from the 18th to the 25th, also features traditional masks from Cameroon owned by the Cameroon National Museum. It will be a great opportunity to compare and appreciate Korean and Cameroonian masks together in Cameroon, a country rich in mask culture."

The Hahoe Mask Museum is also displaying dancing dolls along with Korean masks, introducing Korea's mask dance, which is on the verge of being registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, to the people of Cameroon.

Free workshops for making Hahoe masks and experiencing Hahoe mask string puppets, participated in by local Cameroonian children, are also being held.

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