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Helmet masks such as this are known as hemba and are carved by Northern Suku artists of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Occasionally danced as part of the nkanda, or initiation into manhood, ...
MM8452_221202_000307The small mask, made of jade mosaic with spondylus shell for the eyes and teeth, represents a manifestation of the Storm God. It was laid on the chest of a king buried at ...