
Funeral mask
Like most Animist peoples, the Kamba, believe in a Creator God, omnipotent, transcendent and distant, Ngai or Mulungu.
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Like most Animist peoples, the Kamba, believe in a Creator God, omnipotent, transcendent and distant, Ngai or Mulungu.
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This mask is misconceived by some gallarists and marchers as "antelope mask duiker".
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Mask acquired in Zambia in the 1960s or 1970s by a Spanish diplomat stationed in Tanzania.
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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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