wood, partly shiny dark brown patina, hollowed facial plane, the eye zone horizontal deepened, elaborate coiffure consisting of seven voluminous lobes, pierced around the rim, dam., missing parts through insect caused damage, base;
the mask type "geh-naw" belongs to a secret society called "chu-den-zo". It used to entertain the audience when the initiated boys returned from the bush camp or when distinguished guests came to visit the village. The dancer wore the mask on the forehead, looking through a gap within the cloth, veiling his head and the upper part of his body.
H: 20 cm, H: 7,9 inch
Provenance:
Helmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany
Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Continent: Africa

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