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Simo Society Fetish Mask, Guinea, Wood, Glass.

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Worn in the Simo Society's rituals, this mask was most likely used to initiate members into the society., 26" x 14".
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Retail $395.00

Sale Price
$350.00


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Cameroon,
Coin Mask,
Bronze, coins, and wood

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This contemporary Cameroon mask incorporates coins into its design. 12" x 6 1/2",

Retail $275.00

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$245.00


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Mask, Punu, Gabon, Wood, Copper Leaf.

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This mask, with typically slit eyes and high coiffure, is thought to represent an ancestor figure and is worn during funerals by an initiate on stilts, 16" x 9",

Retail $450.00

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$405.00


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Mask, Basonge, Zaire, Wood.

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This female mask was used by the Kifwebe society during initiation, circumcision, or funeral ceremonies, 14" x 7.5"
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comes with a stand,
Retail $695.00

Sale Price
$625.00

Yaka mask
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YAKA (Bayaka)

Made by young men in Zaire to celebrate the end of secluded time where they have been learning social and moral values. Masqueraded through the village, they are worn to represent the new responsibilities of adulthood, as a rite of passage.

Actual Size: 34" X 15" X 12"
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Retail $425.00

Sale Price
$385.00









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MARKA

This mask is danced at both initiation rites by adolescent boys and by circumcised men who have advances a grade in their manhood. Some sources say that the mask also celebrates the good harvest and is danced by village boys.

Actual Size: 14" X6.5"

Retail $175.00

Sale Price
$155.00


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