Facial Mask of the Moon
Teke · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reference: MFANT-85
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- Height
- 32 cm
- Material
- Wood and polychrome, brown, red, blue and white.
The Eketsub-group of the IbibioThey worship the sun and the moon. These round masks, with varied polychrome, with a human face in the center surrounded by…
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The Eketsub-group of the IbibioThey worship the sun and the moon. These round masks, with varied polychrome, with a human face in the center surrounded by semicircles in which the colors are normally alternated, red, blue and white are used during the rites of Ekpo society. These masks usually represent the union of the sun and the moon that will bear fruit in the birth of the Great Mother or Mother Earth, Eka Abassi. This lunar mask is used in the Abudum ceremony.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or earlier.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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