BATEKE / TSAYE MASK 6, CONGO


BATEWKE / TSAYE, MASK 6, Congo, 15", $250, SOLD

© Tim Hamill

These flat, round, abstracted masks are enhanced with symbols of Tsaye beliefs. Used in rituals of Kidumu, the male association, the masks express their social and religious values.

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