Masks
The use of masks in African cultures
Masks are very important during ceremonies because they are used to entertain the people. The masks plays a major role in arousing the interest of the audience. The mask wearer can become a sort of medium that allows for a dialogue between the community and the spirits. Masks serve an important role in rituals or ceremonies with varied purposes like ensuring a good harvest, addressing needs in time of peace or war, or conveying spiritual presences in initiation rituals or burial ceremonies. Some masks represent the spirits of deceased ancestors. Others symbolize totem animals, creatures important to a certain family or group. In some cultures, like the Kuba culture of Zaire, masks represent specific figures in mythology of the cultural group, like a king or a rival to the ruler.
All Masks
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Beautiful Igbo mask from Nigeria | Masker
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Dan Mahou mask (Ivory Coast)
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Yoruba mask from Nigeria | Nigeriaans Masker
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Fang mask from Guinea | Masker
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Beautiful Lega mask from DRC | Masker Congo
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Kwese / Bantu mask from DRC | Masker Congo
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Banso mask from Cameroon | Masker uit Kameroen
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Chokwe mask from Angola | Masker
€79.00 -
Igbo mask from Nigeria | Masker
€79.00 -
Bakongo mask from Kongo | Masker
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Lega mask from DRC | Masker Congo
€79.00 -
Igbo mask from Nigeria | Masker
€79.00