8.2242 African Art: Kongo - Luwalwa tribe - Initiation mask - 39cm

Country: Kongo, Central Africa

Tribe: Luwalwa

Usage: These masks were worn by girls while dancing in front of their tribe and performing certain rituals during their initiation.  The carved lines on the mask's cheek state that she is about to get married and passed certain initiation rituals already.

Size: 39cm

Comment: These rituals last some few days.