Helmet mask

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Description

wood, colour pigments, metal, animal skin, grass fibre, base

The Kete were exposed to many artistic influences from neighbouring groups. Therefore art historians like Felix (1987) have classified the Kete into the eastern Kete, the Kete-Kuba, and the Kete-Lulua.

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Comparing literature

Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 56, fig. 5

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