NAFANA BEDU MASK 5, Ivory Coast
NAFANA, Bedu Mask 5, 45", $400, SOLD
Photographs © Hamill
These huge polychrome plank masks known as Bedu are danced
in ceremonies designed to rid the village of harmful spirits. All have a
shallow box-like extension on the back that functions to support the mask
on the dancer's head. They are not as heavy as their size would indicate
and can therefore be hung on a wall.
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