6.2212 African Art: Kongo - Basonge tribe - Ancestor Protection - 45cm

Country: Kongo,  Central Africa

Tribe: Basonge

Usage: This figure represents a Chief's Wife and has being used during to protects its Ancestors. The lines on the mask represent lifelines, while the contrasting red parts represent 'the Living' while the white lines represent 'the Ancestors'.  

Size : 45cm

Comment:  Similar rituals exist using bigger Basonge mask