Helmet mask "emboli" or "mbuto"
Gabon, Kota
not available anymore
Provenance
Nick Poolos (Adeon Gallery), Chicago, USASize
H: 41,5 cm
H: 16.3 inch
Description
wood, base
This masks are worn during dances in celebration of the initiation of adolescent boys. Their circumcision forms the climax of the ritual. The mask is also worn during anti-sorcery séances or for psychotherapeutic purposes.
Comparing literature
Philips, Tom, Africa, Die Kunst eines Kontinents, New York 1996, p. 316, ill. 4.88Publications
AHDRC: 0153595