
Funeral Mask
Mask intended to dance at funerals. Serious face as the circumstance requires.
MFANT-215
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Mask intended to dance at funerals. Serious face as the circumstance requires.
MFANT-215

Mask belonging to Bwami society. Participates in initiation ceremonies and are used exclusively by the initiates of this secret society.
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It participates in initiation ceremonies and is the collective property of the clan.
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The Kongo have produced numerous types of masks that perform different functions.
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Realistic-looking mask, something weird on the bamún masks. By the factions it is a female mask, Ngoin.
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Curious and rare funeral mask that presents circular and exaggeratedly large eye orbits as well as the eyeballs, with large eyelids, that…
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It presents a central line that divides the forehead into two.
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These masks. mwana-pwo represent the beauty of the young woman who evokes, at the same time, the ancestral mother, Pwo, the first…
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Very prominent elongated and triangular nose, triangular eyes and overly outstanding mouth.
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It is a male mask.
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Initiation mask that breaks with the usual morphology of masks hangs.
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When conflicts arise between members of masked societies, this conflict will be settled by another mask, which has under its jurisdiction all…
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This type of anthropomorphic mask was used by male society Ngil This secret society was in charge of initiations and fought against…
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This type of anthropomorphic mask was used by male society Ngil This secret society was in charge of initiations and fought against…
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This type of anthropomorphic mask was used by male society Ngil This secret society was in charge of initiations and fought against…
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It's a facial mask and a helmet at a time because it covers the head.
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It's a facial mask and a helmet at a time because it covers the head.
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Among the dogon masks are rare those depicting portraits of ancestors.
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