Antique Fang Mask From Cameroon 26x6 in masks The white color of the

The white color of the mask is genderless

the bones formed a stable base that allowed the image to stand more or less upright

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The go master

Stool with caryatid

Antique Fang Mask From Cameroon 26x6 in masks The white color of theThe Fang used masks in their secret societies. The ngil (gorilla) masks were worn by members of a male society of the same name during the initiation of new members and the persecution of wrong doers. Masqueraders, clad in raffia costumes and attended by helpers, would materialize in the village after dark, illuminated by flickering torchlight. Fang masks, such as those worn by itinerant troubadours and for hunting and punishing sorcerers, are painted