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Edwards said she wanted to work on several spaces, including the African galleries, so she reached out to Lisa Homann, Ph.D.,\u00a0an associate\u00a0professor of\u00a0art\u00a0history at UNC Charlotte, who had studied African art since 2007.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the new pieces, \u201cKimi Masquerade Ensemble,\u201d is a full-body costume that represents the African practice of \u201cmasquerade,\u201d which involves wearing elaborate masks and costumes while giving performances that have symbolic meaning. The costumes generally are made with two parts \u2014 a head and body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To commission the head for \u201cKimi Masquerade Ensemble,\u201d Homann turned to David Sanou, an artist in Burkina Faso. Other artists in that West African nation worked on commission to create the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Homann said Sanou agreed to work with her only because his late father had requested it. 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