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Page 8 Portland Observer Thursday. November 2, 1978 >(U ibi. S "JitM The N AAC P Youth C ouncil is sponsoring a Disco Dance November 18th, 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. at the Esquire Club. The purpose o f the dance is to prom ote the sale o f Christmas-Freiedom Seals. The Oklahoma Club had its an nual form al dance, Saturday, Oc tober 28th at the M em orial Coliseum. Mrs. M o o n is visiting her nephew. Ron Brewer, T ra ilb la ze r rookie. Mrs. M o o n resides in Fort Smith, Arkansas, Ron’s hometown. Face Mask from the Ekoi Culture, W idekom Group of the Cameroon Rain Forest area is made of wood and w o o l and m easures 18" in height. Face Mask and Head Crest from Barnum area of Cameroon. Bronze and brass face mask is by Fumlan Community of Casters. Head crest is made of raffia fibers dyed in Kola ju jce. (P h o to s : P ortlan d A rt Museum) Museum displnys African masks Boo! Here are two masks made by Africans o f some time ago. Both of them came from the Cameroons o f the Western areas o f that vast con tinent and both were used in ceremonial activities o f their separate groups. The happy looking one is carved o f wood and is topped by a handful o f wood. Some woodcarver o f the Widekom group who lived in the Rain Forest near the Nigerian border and the Cross River must have had a real sense of humor. It is about 18” from top o f the head to the chin whiskers. The other mask is a very heavy piece o f brass measuring about ten inches. A smooth piece o f metal sculpture, it was made by a man from the Bamun area. This area is in the part o f the Cameroons towards the highlands and grassy areas com m only referred to as the French Cameroons. These people, generally, were exceptional brass casters and used th e ir tra d itio n a l lost wax method in their castings. A bushy top knott was made o f raffia fibers dyed in Kola juice. This particular group o f casters was known as the Fumlan community o f casters. The Literary Research Club had its October meeting at the home of Mrs. Bernadette Plummer. Mrs. Irene Cranford is president. The Oregon M inority Educators Organization’s guest speaker at its October 30th meeting was Rocky Johnson, coordinator for the Com m unity C o a litio n fo r School In tegration. The Revennd Cortlandt Cambric, former pastor at Hughes Memorial Masks, such as these pictured, are a pan o f the permanent collection in the “ Cameroon Room” at the Port land A rt Museum. School Washings 5 MADE EASY! Church, w ill be a guest speaker at that church Sunday. November 12th. •••••••••• Two University o f Illinois scien tists have calculated that i f the energy used to sustain the fat on overw eight Am ericans were generating e le ctricity instead, it could power Boston, Chicago, Washington, D.C. and San Fran cisco. Mrs. In n e Cranford is recuperat ing at home after a stay at Kaiser Hospital. •••••••••• M ore Am ericans are getting married, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. During the year ending May, 1978, there were 2.1 m illio n marriages. The newly released figure represented an increase o f 36,000 over last year. A new health study by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health produced a list o f the top twelve stress jobs by pinpoint ing the incidence o f heart and artery disease, hypertension, ulcers and nervous disorders in 22,000 workers in 130 occupations. The persons most likely at risk are, su rp risin g ly, unskilled laborers. Boredom, fatigue, and a fast pace are the problems that cause stress for unskilled workers according to the study. 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