Face mask "idimu"

Description

wood, blotched brown patina, incised scarification marks (cheeks and nosebridge), slightly dam., abrasion;
the “idimu” mask is owned collectively and is kept by an appropriate member of “yananio” or “kindi”. In a major performance , the “idumu” mask is hung on a fence surrounded by the smaller, individually owned “lukwakongo” masks. “Idimu” represents the power which enables the community to enter the higher level of “bwame”.

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