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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…

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…

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…