Facial Mask

The masks of the Vuvi they are characterized by the sobriety of the style of their masks in which no important quality stands out. As incarnation of the spirit of ancestors Moghondziparticipate in funeral rites and in the various ceremonies, religious or playful, of the community. Very similar to the Tsogho, usually white, painted with kaolin, have a slightly longer chin and slightly larger mouth and eyes, in almond or elongated coffee beans and more arched eyebrows, usually embossed and sometimes painted in black. Triangular nose and equilateral triangle-shaped mouth with two vertices at the top and one at the bottom, giving the appearance of an inverted triangle.