Loniaké mask

The mask, called Loniaké, is made from a rectangular wooden plate bordered by fringes and topped by one or two bird heads, specifically the calao or sometimes a pair of horns. It appears far from the eyes of young people and young women, as well as women who have not yet been mothers, as their eyesight would expose them to definitive infertility. Only the elderly and adults can see the mask outside the funerals and also the women of blacksmiths, in principle the pottery, who are in charge of procuring the water rations due to the mask. After the ceremonies the mask is jealously guarded by the remarkable appointed to such a need. They are protective masks of childhood, crops and the health of families.

In addition to participating in funerals and more funeral rites, they participate in the initiation of adolescents and are responsible for monitoring social harmony in the village.

This mast has a moving head. It has two circles as eyes on the openings intended for the vision of its carrier. Red notes adorn the sides. White color with ochre tones. It's flanked by dark grey fringes.