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Central African Horned Ceremonial Mask

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Central African Horned Ceremonial Mask

Kwele · Traditional ethnographic period, mid-20th century

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Détails

Détails
Dimensions	Hauteur 30 cm (11¾ in)
Pays	République démocratique du Congo / Gabon
Tribu / Culture	Kwele
Époque / Période	Traditional ethnographic period, mid-20th century

Symbolique et iconographie

Associated with ancestral protection, warding off malevolent spiritual forces, and community ritual ceremonies

Analyse esthétique et formelle

Distinguished by prominent upward-curving crescent horns, a crown-like band of small tubular projections, a pale-pigmented lower facial plane, a wide open mouth with exposed sharp triangular carved teeth, and a dark weathered wood patina

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