Photographs © Tim Hamill
Dan STYLE
Mask 7
9" high
$200
SOLD
This mask shows no evidence of age or use and was probably made to be sold.
Masks with softly modeled features, slit or downcast eyes and often a vertical ridge on the forehead are regarded as feminine masks, Deangle, an idealized form of beauty and grace.. They represent gentle spirits who collect food from the villagers for boys away in initiation camps and were used for nurturing, teaching and entertaining.
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