African mask (Gu) 19th–mid-20th century-4559

33.5/21 CM
African tribal mask with curved brow ending with mask The mask cap is finely chiseled on the top of the mask forehead. The nose is flared, small mouth ajar ajar. Trace kaolin around the eyes, mouth and forehead. To materialize the hostile forces of the forest, they carved a type of mask that provoked fear: the sandstone, face grimacing, distorted features, facial projections, horned heads, bulging forehead, tubular eyes and teeth tawny. In the past, this