Photographs © Tim Hamill
BWA, HAWK MASK 10, 49" wide x 15.5" high, $800 SOLD
Despite its appearance, this mask shows little evidence of age or use and was probably made to be sold.
These wide headdresses transformed the dancer into a supernatural being. They were used by the Do society at dances to promote fertility of the fields and at funerals of Do members. The geometric designs all have meanings. The checkerboard pattern symbolizes the separation of light from dark, good from evil, and female from male.
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