Photographs © Tim Hamill
YORUBA, BODY MASK 4, 24", $500, Nigeria SOLD
Like the Makonde, male Yoruba dancers, taking the role of a woman in a ceremonial ritual would, in addition to a helmet mask, wear a female body mask. Carved thin, painted, tied onto the torso and combined with a mimicry of female movements the bodymasks created an effective illusion.
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