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Kifwebe leopard mask from the Zela of Democratic Republic of Congo. Composed of wood, pigment and fiber.
This was part of a Congo masks exhibit held at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. The masks were from the Congo Basin region. This photo was taken Feburary 24, 2019.1 Comment-
@kwadwo. In the Afrikans perspective, they are majorly representations of spiritual aspects. I think calling them “art” is part of yurugu objectification to reduce them into items of commercial transactions.
“Stolen Mijikenda ‘spirits’ return home from the US – Standard Digital News” https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/mobile/amp/article/2001336080/stolen-mijikenda-spirits-return-home-from-the-us
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