KWELE EKUK MASKTribe: Kwele
Country: Gabon
Material: Wood, Pigment
Size: 12" (31.8cm ) Tall x 8" (20.5cm) Wide
Notes: Custom display stand included at no extra charge, Ready for display.
Ekuk means both “protective forest spirit” and
“children of beete.” It displays a flat surface and often has a whitened heart-shaped face, a triangular nose, coffee-bean eyes and small or non-existent mouth.
This mask, with two large horns, represents the antelope. The faces are usually painted in white kaolin earth, a pigment associated by the Kwele with light and clarity, the two essential factors in the fight against evil. |
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