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african mask hand carved wooden wall decor tribe art masks Teke -5922
$72
$102
30/30.5 CM
Teke Masks Are Mainly Used In Traditional Dancing Ceremonies Such As Weddings, Funerals And Initiation Ceremonies Of Young Men Entering Adult Hood. The Mask Is Also Used As A Social And Political Identifier Of Social Structure Within A Tribe Or Family. The Teke Or Kidumu] People Are Well Known For Their Teke Masks, Which Are, As You Can See, Round Flat Disk-like Wooden Masks That Have Abstract Patterns And Geometric Motifs With Horizontal Lines Painted In Earthly Red, Black, Brown And Yellow Colors. Like Many Traditional Teke Masks It Has A Small, Square Shaped Nose. The Masks Have Narrow Eye Slits To Enable The Masker To See Without Being Seen. The Holes Pierced Along The Edge Are For The Attachment Of A Woven Raffia Dress With Feathers And Fibers. The Mask Is
Teke Masks Are Mainly Used In Traditional Dancing Ceremonies Such As Weddings, Funerals And Initiation Ceremonies Of Young Men Entering Adult Hood. The Mask Is Also Used As A Social And Political Identifier Of Social Structure Within A Tribe Or Family. The Teke Or Kidumu] People Are Well Known For Their Teke Masks, Which Are, As You Can See, Round Flat Disk-like Wooden Masks That Have Abstract Patterns And Geometric Motifs With Horizontal Lines Painted In Earthly Red, Black, Brown And Yellow Colors. Like Many Traditional Teke Masks It Has A Small, Square Shaped Nose. The Masks Have Narrow Eye Slits To Enable The Masker To See Without Being Seen. The Holes Pierced Along The Edge Are For The Attachment Of A Woven Raffia Dress With Feathers And Fibers. The Mask Is
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