Facial mask Muyombo

Male figure with slight occipital deformation, buffed front. Realistic face with European morphological influence, possibly as sequels to colonization. In its pigmentation dominates the kaolin and brown tone, especially in its elongated neck and red. It is part, together with the Giwoyo and Ginjinga masks, of the three oldest and most important categories of the eighty types of masks hangs, those belonging to the Mbuya group. The Pende sculpt the mask based on music, choreography and clothing. These three categories of masks are characterized by a fine face and a long beard, decorated are geometric symbols, symbol of authority, respect and ancestral wisdom. These masks come from the western part of the country, from the Katundu region, they are called “victorious hunter masks” and just as most masks hang their use at the end of the initiation cycle.