hemba helmet mask

price: $550.00, out of stock

material: wood, fiber, pigment
size: 18" mask / 22" with raffia
vendor:
item #AC2-417

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Worn during male initiation ceremonies, these mask represented all departed ancestors. Mourning songs were sung during the ritual; the vertical lines on the face are tears. Neighbors of the Yaka, Suku masks are more conservative in their facial treatments. Although styles vary, there is usually a massive collar of raffia and often a figure or animal on the top of the mask. All come with black metal stands.