Facial Mask
Teke · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reference: MFANT-149
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- Height
- 20 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments
The people Eket It is formed by a caste society, being the most important Amamala. They practice the cult of ancestors and perform agricultural rites to…
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Full original description
The people Eket It is formed by a caste society, being the most important Amamala. They practice the cult of ancestors and perform agricultural rites to obtain the fertility of the crops, rendering worship to Ala, divinity of the earth.
Like the ibibio and other peoples, they also have the secret ekpo society, during which ceremonies they use their circular masks. Another society called ekong uses anthropomorphic scimers. They have masks with police function.
This small mask, with white and brown polychrome, reproduces the human face that appears on the circular masks.
Further technical information
- Width
- 21 cm
- Attributed period
- Years 60 a 70 of the s.XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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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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