Mask Passport
Small masks also called “San Cristóbal”. They are employed by travellers travelling abroad or outside their region.
MPS-26
Passport masks
← All objectsText of the original catalogue · Jesús Arrimadas Saavedra
They are miniature copies of family masks that were kept in a small bag that was tied up to the man's waist during travel. Depending on the circumstances, it could be kept between clothes or luggage. In the house the mask could be libations and played a protective role. He also served as a witness during initiation ceremonies and was always a link with ethnicity. It allowed access to the sacred forest to participate in certain ceremonies.
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Mask Passport
Small masks also called “San Cristóbal”. They are employed by travellers travelling abroad or outside their region.
MPS-27
Mask Passport
Small masks also called “San Cristóbal”. They are employed by travellers travelling abroad or outside their region.
MPS-28
Mask Passport
Small masks also called “San Cristóbal”. They are employed by travellers travelling abroad or outside their region.
MPS-29
Mask Passport
Small masks also called “San Cristóbal”. They are employed by travellers travelling abroad or outside their region.
MPS-30
Mask Passport
The Grebo They have three types of masks, those of hunter formed by a solid face overmounted by two horns of the…
MPS-31
Debloahigla Identity Mask
The masks Kran of Liberia are the Gueré masks of Ivory Coast.
MPS-32
Mask Passport
Small masks also called “San Cristóbal”. They are employed by travellers travelling abroad or outside their region.
MPS-37
