Click Here for New Arrivals! African mask: The Teke people reside in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Gabon. The Teke of the northwest are known as the Tsaye. The basic social unit of the two groups is the family, led by the Mfumu or head of the family who has the right of life or death over each clan member. The village as a whole is led by the “father of the land” or Mfumu na tzee. The Tsaye believe in a supreme God, Nzambi and are socially governed by the secret Kidumu society. The Kidumu, more than a century old, is a political-religious society that intervenes in all major aspects of social life: circumcisions, weddings, judgements and funerals. At the end of a Kidumu ceremony, a dancer, accompanied by musicians, performs with a circular shaped mask which is bisected by a horizontal stripe. The mask is covered with carved abstract geometrical motifs that are filled in with combinations of pigments such as red, blue, white and or brown. On the back side of this type of mask is "U" shaped wood piece that form a cushion while on the dancer (see photo below). Please click photo for enlargement! Please scroll down to Order. See other selections below. When OFFLINE click button to leave a message!
Dimensions: 11 1/4 inch diameter Wt: 5 lbs. shipping **For a complete inventory listing please go to the 'Index' section on the Navigation Bar to your right** |
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| A general back view of all of the masks. Please click photo for enlargement! |
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| This attractive selection features blue and black pigment with off white kaolin. Please click photo for enlargement! Dimensions: 11 1/2 inch diameter Wt: 5 lbs. See another mask below. |
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| This attractive selection features blue, burgandy and black pigment with off white kaolin highlights. Please click photo for enlargement! Dimensions: 11 1/2 inch diameter Wt: 5 lbs. See another mask below. |
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| This larger attractive selection features blue, brown, black and green pigment with off white kaolin. Please click photo for enlargement! Dimensions: 14 inch diameter Wt: 6 lbs. See another mask below. |
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