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Carved wood with dark brown vegetable pigment patina with white kaolin in the form of a rounded monkey’s face with minimal features and concave white face, round protruding eyes, elongated nose, diminutive mouth with 4 lines of scarification…

Carved wood with dark brown black patina with white kaolin and green vegetable pigment in the form of a male face with strong face, accented raised eyebrows, coffee bead eyes with holes pieced in center for dancer’s viewing, fine nose and mouth, 3…

Members of the Ngil society wore Fang masks and raffia costumes during the initiation of new members and the elongated mask was covered with kaolin, with a heart-shaped face.

This oval mask has large round eyes and a pair of small white horns on top. There is old raffia attached around the outer rim and signs of prolonged extensive use. The mask is made of carved wood with a dark brown patina and white kaolin.

This mask is made of carved wood with a dark brown vegetable pigment and red and yellow ochre earth pigments, and white kaolin. There is a wood handle at the chin for holding the mask, and a basketry headdress on top, covered with fabric. Raffia is…