List of maps List of plates Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The Islamisation of West Africa 2. Muslim dogma concerning representational art 3. The syncretic nature of Islam: the survival of traditional art forms 4. History of the Muslim Mande in the Cercle de Bondoukoou and west central Ghana 5. Muslim relationships with traditional art in the Cercle de Bondoukou and west central Ghana 6. The Bedu masking tradition 7. The Gbain masking tradition 8. The Do masking tradition Conclusion Bibliography Index.