Face Mask of the Sun and the Moon
Teke · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reference: MFANT-77
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- Height
- 27 cm
- Material
- Wood and polychrome.
Sun Mask belongs to the ekpo society because like the ibibio and other peoples also have the Eket they have the secret ekpo society, during whose…
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Sun Mask belongs to the ekpo society because like the ibibio and other peoples also have the Eket they have the secret ekpo society, during whose ceremonies they wear their circular masks. Variety and lively polychrome, curiously with a dark blue eye and a light brown one on a black face, probably to indicate the day and night, since these masks 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 mascra is used in the Abudum ceremony..
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX
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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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