BINJI MASK 3, DRC

This mask is from a private California collection.

This type of woven raffia mask was worn pulled over the head by young, male initiates of the Binji people, DRC. The somewhat bird-like character to the face is enhanced by a stitched-on birds beak. The attached eyes are of fiber. The colorful feathers are removable .There is a hole in the beak. 

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