Libya, African Mask Collection and the Garden of Secrets

Interview with Zita Tibold

Abstract

Zita Tibold, a successful businesswoman, arrived in Libya in August 1980 and worked for about four years as a pharmaceutical technician in the capital, Tripoli. At the time, the 21-year-old girl, driven by curiosity, was motivated by a thirst for adventure to travel to the North African country. As a freshly graduated technician, she had no idea that a lifelong love for Africa would take root in her heart. Since then, Zita has continued to return to the African continent and passionately pursues one of her greatest passions—collecting masks.