Dance club "ebongo"

Description

wood, polychrome paint, flat facial features, filed teeth, scarification marks, high towering coiffure in several lobes, circular drillings backside, min. dam., cracks, small missing parts, water spots, traces of abrasion, base;
used for the so-called “kébé-kébé” snake dance, which finished the initiation of young boys.The head sculptures were attached to staffs, which the dancers held high above their heads. Their bodies were completely concealed by long costumes and the heads abundantly decorated with feathers.

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