Bena Lulua Painted Wooden Mask Democratic Republic Of The Congo

$300 · Offered by Second Story Books

Congo. This carved wooden mask features an elongated face, half-closed almond-shaped eyes, a projecting triangular nose, and a broad striped crest. Its surface is decorated with white pigment and incised geometric motifs, and perforations along the edge allow for attachment to a fiber costume or headdress. Such masks were worn during ceremonial dances related to initiation rites, community celebrations, and ancestral traditions. They were believed to embody

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