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African Face Mask Wood Hand Carved Wall Hanging Mask League Multifaces-3642

$ 47.52

Availability: 86 in stock
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Liberia
  • Condition: African Face Mask Wood Hand Carved Wall Hanging Mask League Multifaces
  • Culture: African
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Provenance: Ownership History Not Available

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    African Face Mask Wood Hand Carved Wall Hanging Mask League Multifaces-34.8/18.1 CM
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    African Face Mask Wood Hand Carved Wall Hanging Mask League Multifaces-34.8/18.1 CM
    As in other forest tribes, men hunt and clear while women grow cassava. Social recognition and authority also had to be won individually: the chief owed his selection to his heart (mutima), good character, intelligence, and impeccable behavior. During ritual ceremonies, Idumu masks were presented to insiders placed on a fence and surrounded by smaller masks. The teacher guided the aspirant to a place where masks and statuettes were exposed, and it was through careful observation that the future initiate had to guess the more or less complex meaning of these metaphors, the latter referring largely to proverbs and sayings. Those who were not allowed to see the object, in order to be protected, had to submit to expensive ceremonies, and sometimes even join the lower rank of the Bwami, the kongabulumbu, at great expense to the families. Each of these initiations took place over seven days and featured at least seven performances. Items won individually were then kept in a woven bag worn over the shoulder, in a basket for those who were won collectively. (Art of the Lega, Cameron)
    SIZE OF THE MASK
    -34.8/18.1 CM
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    Condition
    SOLD without THE STAND
    Material
    An original patina covers the item
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    Location
    Purchase 3 items and receive one stand worth $ 40 as a gift
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    As in other forest tribes, men hunt and clear while women grow cassava. Social recognition and authority also had to be won individually: the chief owed his selection to his heart (mutima), good character, intelligence, and impeccable behavior. During ritual ceremonies, Idumu masks were presented to insiders placed on a fence and surrounded by smaller masks. The teacher guided the aspirant to a place where masks and statuettes were exposed, and it was through careful observation that the future initiate had to guess the more or less complex meaning of these metaphors, the latter referring largely to proverbs and sayings. Those who were not allowed to see the object, in order to be protected, had to submit to expensive ceremonies, and sometimes even join the lower rank of the Bwami, the kongabulumbu, at great expense to the families. Each of these initiations took place over seven days and featured at least seven performances. Items won individually were then kept in a woven bag worn over the shoulder, in a basket for those who were won collectively. (Art of the Lega, Cameron)
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